I normally enjoy your content but this was flat out misinformation and anti-tesla. I will be the first to say Tesla are not a "good" company. But trying to discredit electric vehicles over the material sources is not a good way to go.<br>Cobalt mining is very intensely watched and companies face huge fines for using child labour. Cobalt only makes up a tiny portion of a battery and battery technology is trying new ways to remove it from the process as it is a very toxic element. However cobalt is also used in large amounts in the fuel refining industry. Many studies have been done which show even with a possible increase in emissions in creating an electric car over a ICE car can easily make up for within just 1-3 years of the life of the electric car and modern batteries are being given 10+ year warranties.<br>All mining and mineral extraction is generally destructive. However unlike fossil fuels which are just burnt, metals such as lithium and cobalt can and are recycled. People who claim an electric car is green is completely false. But they're a hell of a lot better than combustion cars for the environment.<br>But in our goal to move towards a greener future, we can't do that while gas and oil are being produced.<br><br>This came across simply as a Tesla hit-piece and that's disappointing.