Uncovering the dark and dirty truth about electric vehicles

17 August 2022 - 11:56 By Nafisa Akabor

An electric vehicle needs six times the amount of mineral resources than a conventional car, but is there enough lithium to meet the demand? And to reach net zero, there needs to be two-billion EVs on the road by 2050...

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