Now, you think about how much gas and such has to be used to open those mines and 'mine' them... then the fact that in most of the world the electricity comes from burning fossil fuels anyway....
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates at least 384 new mines for graphite, lithium, nickel and cobalt will be required to meet electric vehicle demand by 2035. If battery materials can be recycled in large enough quantities, the firm says about 336 new mines would be needed.
Not to mention that it doesn't sound like we're going to be able to open that many mines in time.............
Anyhoo - if you want a chuckle it's worth reading some of the comments