There is no doubt that our growth as a species requires ENERGY. <br>Regardless of where it comes from (hydroelectric, fossil fuel, natural gas, nuclear etc.) <br><br>Transportation just happens to be one of the larger culprits. <br>As bad as all the fallout of mining and refining is, bear in mind that mining and refining is still required for your ICE car. Your motor is made of steel, aluminium and a slew of other materials which require as much or more processing , refining and manipulation. <br><br>The big distinction to be made here is that batteries, once created, contain Highly refined elements that are 99% recyclable in a significantly more efficient way than mining new materials. <br><br>That said, once you’ve extracted the oil, refined it, transported it (burning more fuel to do so) and burned it in your car to travel 1 mile, how much of that fuel can you recover and use again down the road ? ? ? <br><br>No system is perfect and many mistakes are made along the way in the great quest for profit.  It let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water here. <br><br>Batteries &gt; Gasoline<br><br>It’s too bad you didn’t address the nascent battery recycling industry. Maybe in a follow up video ? <br><br>Cheers !