In this episode we discuss materials needed for EVs, our collective blindness to those needs, how EV efficiency is related, and how we can respond as consumers and EV drivers.

Links:

• Union of Concerned Scientists - Driving Cleaner - How Electric Cars and Pick-Ups Beat Gasoline on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions - https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/driving-cleaner
• Rocky Mountain Institute - The EV Battery Supply Chain Explained https://rmi.org/the-ev-battery-supply-chain-explained/
• Cleantechnica -  Are There Enough Materials To Manufacture All The Electric Vehicles Needed? https://cleantechnica.com/2022/11/19/are-there-enough-materials-to-manufacture-all-the-electric-vehicles-needed/
• Charged EVs - EU study examines shortage of critical metals for EVs https://chargedevs.com/newswire/eu-study-examines-shortage-of-critical-metals-for-evs/
• The Great Simplification - https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/
  Dr. Simon Michaux: “Minerals and Materials Blindness” | The Great Simplification #19-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0pt3ioQuNc
• Electric Vehicles: Arthur Berman, Pedro Prieto, & Simon Michaux | Reality Roundtable #1- https://youtu.be/5stPFdegJpg
• Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet - Tom Murphy: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9js5291m
• You don’t need an SUV. You need a (much) cheaper electric cargo bike. Here’s why - https://electrek.co/2022/12/30/you-do-not-need-suv-electric-cargo-bike/
• Aptera solar electric vehicle - https://aptera.us/
• Arcimoto electric 3-wheeled vehicle - https://www.arcimoto.com/