The article talks specifically about an EV battery plant in Nevada has drained all of the water and destroyed habitats. I don’t think that’s going to be offset by people driving EVs.
But that’s not necessarily an inherent issue with EV batteries; it’s an issue with that particular battery maker having a poor environmental policy. It’s not the same as burning coal, where you can do it a little less bad but pollution is essentially unavoidable in the process.
The article talks specifically about an EV battery plant in Nevada has drained all of the water and destroyed habitats. I don’t think that’s going to be offset by people driving EVs.
But that’s not necessarily an inherent issue with EV batteries; it’s an issue with that particular battery maker having a poor environmental policy. It’s not the same as burning coal, where you can do it a little less bad but pollution is essentially unavoidable in the process.