the biggest difference between a hybrid and an EV being the size of the battery, you're probably taking into account the carbon footprint of mining all the mine

the biggest difference between a hybrid and an EV being the size of the battery, you're probably taking into account the carbon footprint of mining all the minerals for the battery from the ore. that's a huge cost, but the battery can be recycled and rebuilt with those purified metals for much less energy than it took to separate them from their ores.