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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8lbn1h wrote

Reply to comment by monissa in EU Parliament votes to effectively ban new combustion engine cars by 2035 by saltyswedishmeatball

Yes. Lithium is also a finite resource that we probably aren't doing a fantastic job of managing.

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DanYHKim t1_j8mzaxp wrote

In contrast to the infinite and well managed petroleum resource?

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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8ntqz2 wrote

Not in the slightest. We humans are very bad at managing our resources or our planet.

Mining for Lithium and discarding used batteries is not environmentally friendly even while it is a better option than continuing to burn fossil fuels with abandon.

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