There is a new internet-meme going around, misinforming about electric cars. [View all]

[DetlefK]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/6/1524012/-Someone-is-lying-about-electric-cars-on-the-internet#read-more

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Actually, the first pic is a copper-mine. Not a lithium-mine.
And the second pic is steam-extraction of oil-sand, which is a rarely used method.





This is what lithium-mining looks like. Lithium is harvested from underground brine, which is then evaporated in large pools:

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Here's another pic of steam-extraction of oil-sand:

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And here's a pic how oil-sand is usually harvested:

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By golly! This almost looks like mining!!!