Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This Earth Day, we ask: Are electric vehicles saving the planet or just shifting the damage out of sight?
This clip breaks down the hidden costs of EVs from lithium mining to global supply chains and the tough trade-offs behind going green.
Featuring our guest Nicolas Niarchos, Journalist and Author of “The Elements of Power” and Camila Domonoske, Cars & Energy Correspondent, NPR Business Desk.
This Earth Day, we ask: Are electric vehicles saving the planet or just shifting the damage out of sight?
This clip breaks down the hidden costs of EVs from lithium mining to global supply chains and the tough trade-offs behind going green.
Featuring our guest Nicolas Niarchos, Journalist and Author of “The Elements of Power” and Camila Domonoske, Cars & Energy Correspondent, NPR Business Desk.










