Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars

A lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Huaibei, China. Only about 30kg of raw material will be lost over the lifecycle of a lithium ion battery used in electric cars once recycling is taken into account. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

A lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Huaibei, China. Only about 30kg of raw material will be lost over the lifecycle of a lithium ion battery used in electric cars once recycling is taken into account. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/01/fossil-fuel-cars-make-hundreds-of-times-more-waste-than-electric-cars