Child labor and local environmental devastation is a problem we should constantly be working on and it exists in every industry. So throwing up your hands about it when it comes to stopping a worldwide disaster makes no sense.<br><br>The impact of global warming is far greater than all mines added together (lithium, cobalt, or not). Electric vehicles aren't "clean", but they emit way less CO2, even INCLUDING their manufacture and raw resources," which is what is important. <a href=""https://youtu.be/Vi7U6Cj_2aI"">https://youtu.be/Vi7U6Cj_2aI</a> Child labor and local environmental problems is a different issue that needs to be solved and simply avoiding EVs will not solve that at all. China is pushing for EVs and we already need batteries for more and more applications so those mines will be open regardless. The most important thing is to stop global warming and climate change.<br><br>Edit: Hydrogen fuel cells or hydrogen-powered engines and the like are another technology that may be promising. Right now though", EVs are just way better and do not need entirely new infrastructure for fueling and manufacturing. If anything, the solution should be finding new batteries and/or charging solutions.