An average gasoline powered car uses only about 20kg of copper, mainly as wiring. A hybrid car uses about 40 kg and a fully electric car uses roughly 80kg of copper. Added to this is about 20kg for each charging point. So all up a fully electric car uses 5 times more copper than a conventional gasoline car

which we mine using fossil fuels.

An EV is only truly electric if we can charge it using non-fossil fuels. 64% of global electricity generation is from fossil fuels.

The only way forward is to consume less.

Tesla, will not save us.

https://media4.manhattan-institute.org/sites/default/files/R-0319-MM.pdf