Well I hope you're right, but even bloomberg doesn't deny that if all private transportation was to be converted to electric, the resources we have would not be

Well I hope you're right, but even bloomberg doesn't deny that if all private transportation was to be converted to electric, the resources we have would not be enough. Developing recycling processes efficient enough and in time is nothing more than a bet at this point. And we are not even accounting all the pollution caused by the production of batteries. From Forbes[0]: "The drawbacks of the mining industry itself have weighed heavily against the rise of batteries. Mining rare earth and heavy metals emit large amounts of emissions whilst also having a noticeable impact on the environment. Around half of lithium mining comes from brine extraction while the rest is hard rock mining, which has even more damaging consequence to the environment." Finally to charge these battieries, we will still be using dirty energy sources for the foreseeable future, since renewables are nowhere near to be enough to stop using coal/gas/biomass. I stand convinced that the only way we have is to rethink entirely our habits of transportation. [0] - https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/10/electric-vehicles-are-driving-demand-for-lithium-with-environmental-consequences/#17e3a41262e2 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/10/electr...