Lithium supplies are starting to strain and most of the rare earth materials in lithium-ion batteries come from China, which is potentially an issue. Here's another way of thinking about an issue - how much vehicle does it take to move people around? The electric version of a Hummer's battery weighs about 3,000 pounds. Batteries in sedan class cars are in the 1,500 to 2,000 pound range and compacts 1,000 to 1,200. An electric bike's battery is in the 6 to 10 pound range.
If your home is in an area with safe enough roads and shopping and most other errands within about five miles, getting an e-bike - particularly an e-cargobike - and using your current car for longer trips makes a lot of sense and may well be the greener choice until EVs are less expensive. Even then it still makes sense to use the bike.
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