"Well I guess you learn something everyday if you listen. Green Energy... the machine that brings lithium up out of the ground burns over 12 gallons of diesel a Minute! France went from electric cars back to petroleum power," says text posted on Facebook on May 23, 2022 and also shared the same day on Twitter.
It is one of various claims made on Facebook questioning the green credentials of electric vehicles over the environmental impact from producing their batteries. AFP has investigated a series of inaccurate statements about batteries and electric vehicles.
The posts do not make clear what "machine" they are referencing, but numerous other posts making claims about lithium mining mention the huge trucks used in mining.
Concerning trucks, the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM), an international industry body focusing on sustainable development that counts major international mining companies among its members, gave a much lower figure for the amount of fuel consumed.
On average, a 300-ton mining haul truck consumes about 53 US gallons...
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