@TreeStarMan The "How problematic is mineral mining for electric cars?" thing is not a myth. Lithium extraction is trashing very fragile ecosystems in Northern Chile, to the point of no return (I know people who study them).
As always, electric cars are not really a solution. Electric public transport, bikes, etc are a much better option.
Here's Marley's Hill in the Port Hills of Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, as seen from our house. The photo of it on fire is this morning, the other I took on Saturday.
I've been taking photos of this view every fortnight from our deck, watching how the hill has been recovering from the 2017 Port Hills fire. The clock has just been reset.
See Flickr for the full-res photos if you want to zoom in.