Ford Lightning EV Hides A Dirty Amazon Secret

It turns out the all-electric pickup truck isn’t so green after all.

Even if you don’t pay close attention to the auto industry, you likely have been targeting to some degree by a massive marketing push for the Ford F-150 Lightning. The first all-electric version of Ford’s full-size truck is a key product for getting the masses into the EV revolution. However, the EV pickup has been plagued by tests showing its towing range is atrocious plus news about sudden battery fires, including in the factory. Add to that a damning report about the toxic mining practices in the Amazon.

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According to a report from Bloomberg, aluminum refined by Norwegian outfit Norsk Hydro in Brazil involves a process that’s poisoning the local population. If you’ve read about the other mining operations in places like China and Africa which are key to harvesting minerals for electric car production, the details might not be shocking.

Still, to hear about severe human suffering so wealthy people can drive around in an $88,000 all-electric pickup truck is infuriating. Per Bloomberg, the mine in Brazil where bauxite is harvested “has long faced allegations of pollution and land appropriation.” Both are ideals most high-minded individuals who buy EVs would surely recoil at being associated with, or so one would think.