AMERICA IS Under Siege

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To manufacture each EV battery, you must process

25,000 pounds of brine for the lithium
30,000 pounds of ore for the cobalt
5,000 pounds of ore for the nickel, 25,000 pounds of ore for copper
Digging up 500,000 pounds of the earth's crust

For just - one - battery.



A typical electric car battery has:

25 pounds of lithium
60 pounds of nickel
44 pounds of manganese
30 pounds cobalt
200 pounds of copper
400 pounds of aluminum, steel, and plastic

The first 4 ingredients are from limited sources and will continue to rise in cost.



When you disturb soil you release carbon into the atmosphere. How much carbon is released as 500,000 tons of soil is processed to access elements needed to produce one EV battery? In the event that an EV battery self immolates, how much carbon is released?

When you disturb soil you release carbon into the atmosphere. How much carbon is released as 500,000 tons of soil is processed to access elements needed to produce one EV battery? In the event that an EV battery self immolates, how much carbon is released?

— OD Green (@OliveDrabGreen) March 14, 2022