They talk about Electric Cars freeing us from oil dependency.
But now we have new dependencies on the materials for the batteries.
And where do they think all that energy required to charge the cars is going to come from?
California, in particular, seems like it’s going to have power grid problems every year. They are over-dependent on Wind & Solar given their limited peak-demand/backup generating capacity; their last Nuke plant is due for decommissioning within a few years (by law); they don’t maintain their rural power grids against annual wildfires (& so must shut down threatened sections). Explain to me how somebody with a shiny-new E-car is supposed to have any mobility?