Lithium- mined as a salt- soil degradation, mined in hot countries, 1 tesla uses approximately 12KG of lithium per car, the colours range from pink to blue to canary yellow, used in batteries and phones as it is lightweight and rechargeable, mining leads to water contamination with diseases such as dysentery and cholera, the demand is increasing largely, toxic to animals and plants, pollutes air and contributes to global warming, it takes 21 million litres of water to mine 1 tonne of lithium