Electric Cars

Electric cars are a red-hot topic, But the cheer leaders may be myopic, The cars are electronic, But are they economic? And could the future be shambolic? One problem is the cobalt and lithium, Needed for the battery’s equilibrium, These white metal elements, Create numerous impediments. Lithium is rare and Cobalt very rare, And the politicians seem unaware, Of the environmental damage, That will have to be managed, Whilst mining for these white metals, And waiting for the dust to settle, The Congo has most of the Cobalt, And it’s not their fault, When there’s suddenly an assault To open…

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