In the 50k miles I’ve had my EV, I’ve saved at least 48 barrels (~2400 gallons) of gas from being burned vs the gas car it replaced. The (very slow) rate of bat

In the 50k miles I’ve had my EV, I’ve saved at least 48 barrels (~2400 gallons) of gas from being burned vs the gas car it replaced. The (very slow) rate of battery degradation suggests at least 150k+ miles on this battery pack. I have a hard time envisioning that the impact due to lithium mining for one battery pack is worse than the extraction and pollution from burning ~150 barrels of gas. Plus another 3 barrels of motor oil from oil changes. Not to mention, they are forecasting out over 25 years, on a technology that has been rapidly changing, and is seeing immense investment. Batteries from 15+ years from now will have very different chemistries, and lithium will likely have safer sources. The Chevy EV1 launched with lead-acid batteries about 25 years ago - modern EVs aren’t remotely similar.