ANALYSIS: Toxicity of Lithium-Ion Batteries at Odds With Push for Electric Vehicles

ANALYSIS: Toxicity of Lithium-Ion Batteries at Odds With Push for Electric Vehicles
Australian company AVZ Minerals Limited runs this lithium mine in the Manono region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, shown in May 2022. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Government leaders are pushing for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), but there are concerns about the vast amounts of mineral mining necessary for battery production and the ensuing waste management issues taking a toll on the environment.

Lithium, the primary component of an EV battery, can be highly environmentally polluting in its extraction and discarding phases.

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