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Debate renews over lithium mining and electric cars
Original: Way ahead of you # Guardian all the more reason to reconsider electric # cars https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/oc
A Guardian report on lithium extraction in Chile's Atacama salt flat is prompting fresh criticism of electric cars, with commenters arguing the environmental cost of green technology deserves more scrutiny. The piece examines how the push for battery materials is opening new extractive frontiers in South America under the banner of green capitalism, reigniting arguments over whether electric vehicles are as clean as claimed.
Why now: Growing public debate over the environmental and social costs of the lithium needed for electric vehicle batteries
The GuardianChileAtacama Desertelectric vehicles
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