Well we're not talking about oil we're talking about electric vehicles. Why don't you start your own threat about oil?
And as far as I am aware, nobody is lying about oil and saying that it's great for the environment.
actually the link talks about environmental damage. here are other uses.
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are used as components in high technology devices, including smart phones, digital cameras, computer hard disks, fluorescent and light-emitting-diode (LED) lights, flat screen televisions, computer monitors, and electronic displays
sorry if I confuse some of you with facts. I'll leave it up to you to find other uses in medicine and military use.
it's not cool what they do in Myanmar but it isn't exactly all ev' fault.
semp