Two of these citations undermine your original claim that "the reduction in carbon footprint from EVs is nullified by the expanded carbon emissions from lithium

Two of these citations undermine your original claim that "the reduction in carbon footprint from EVs is nullified by the expanded carbon emissions from lithium mining." https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-the-environmental-footprint-of-electric-versus-fossil-cars-124762 https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-the-environmen... says So on the basis of recent studies, fossil-fueled cars generally emit more than electric cars in all phases of a life cycle. and https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publications/2019_11_Analysis_CO2_footprint_lithium-ion_batteries.pdf https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publicat... says Overall, electric vehicles typically have much lower life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than a typical car in Europe, even when assuming relatively high battery manufacturing emissions. The first link does not appear to directly compare internal combustion vehicles against battery electric vehicles.