Are electric cars really the solution to climate change?

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Environment & Climate Action

Are electric cars really the solution to climate change?

Electric vehicles are being hailed as an important part of the strategy to tackle climate change. But making the batteries for EVs depends on mining for metals that can contaminate water and soil. So are EVs that much of an improvement over modern petrol and diesel cars? Our guests for this show: Asif Anwar Executive Director of the Global Automotive Practice at TechInsights William Tobin Assistant Director of the Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council ManMohan Sodhi Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management Bayes Business School at the City University of London Lars Sexton Former racing driver