In spite of the new regulations, standards, and goals in effect, opponents are right to criticize that the sources of electricity employed to power electric cars, as well as materials (including cobalt, nickel, lithium) used in car batteries are generally not taken into consideration when it comes to calculating a vehicle’s carbon footprint. Automakers around the world will have to focus on clean fuel sources and sustainable supply chains to do the term zero emission vehicles justice.
Furthermore, the electric vehicle (EV) industry has a long way to go to reach the same sales levels as the business for conventional vehicles, and yet, electric vehicle sales have increased tremendously over the course of the past decade. Tesla is currently the world's leading maker of electric vehicles.
