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by toomuchtodo 3909 days ago
> Have you ever looked into the negative environmental impacts of lithium mining and disposal?

I have. Lithium is mined from a brine on the surface, versus strip mining. Its neutral from an environmental impact perspective. Lithium batteries are almost fully recyclable except for the insulation (which is currently landfilled).

> Elon's battery tech has serious negative environmental impacts

Citation?