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Electric Vehicles’ Battery Problem
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Electric Vehicles’ Battery Problem

Wendover Productions
Wendover Productions, 2022
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Why is it that the NIMBY (not in my backyard) folks only seem to win when they have money? And if there’s a sacrifice required, why does it seem to usually fall to the world’s most vulnerable people? These are questions that will arise again as the world transitions to electric vehicles, because while this is an obvious win for global climate change, it’s usually indigenous, poverty-stricken communities that are asked to absorb the side effects of global wins. Wendover Production’s Sam Denby discusses lithium mining, trade-offs and electric vehicles in this thoughtful video.

Take-Aways

  • Current electric vehicle batteries require lithium, cobalt and nickel. Solid-state lithium batteries will be more efficient, but they’re not yet ready for the mass market.
  • Current lithium mining operations are directly responsible for cultural, social and environmental degradation.
  • Though electric vehicles are problematic in the production stages, they still reduce emissions dramatically over the product life cycle.

About the Speaker

Wendover Productions is an educational YouTube channel created by Sam Denby in 2010. Denby’s other channels include Half as Interesting and Extremities.

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