Even if they require rare metals for their batteries, electric vehicles consume much less raw materials than fossil-fuel vehicles, according to a study published, on Monday 1 March by the NGO Transport&Environment (T&E).
Taking into account the recycling of the battery’s materials, an “average” electric vehicle battery would only consume 30 kg of raw materials during its lifetime (this is the amount lost, or not recovered), which is about the size of a football, T&E estimates.