I sell li-ion batteries but seeing where it came from, how this "E-push" is actually horrible for the planet, I get depressed.<br>we were always told EV's were the future, e bikes esp. that's who i sell to, battery pack makers and some vape users. small % but the e bikes are growing with EV's. we'll see it come to a head in 2-3 years at this pace with more 3rd world countries opening mines, China digging more, so much effort to get what little lithium remains. There is not enough for the planet and it's growing population. <br><br>EV's will become a mark of affluence more than it is now and everyone will be left scratching their head at what became of the electric vehicle movement as 95% of the world will continue using petroleum fuels for travel and transit. lets not even think about the lithium batteries in phones.<br><br>nobody said lithium was clean, or they shouldn't. batteries are not in any way a clean energy source. the dirt is massive upstream of your product. this is unlike alt energy like solar, wind, hydro-.<br>but when we store this energy for use we get to the problem that needs work on as well as producing the energy to be stored in the first place. the planet is taking a big ecohit just so we can drive a trendy vehicle