Transparent EV to highlight mining’s role in green tech

Engineering group Sandvik and BBDO Nordics have unveiled eNimon – a full-scale, see-through electric vehicle made entirely without mined materials to spotlight the overlooked role of mining in the green transition.

Dubbed “the world’s first useless EV,” eNimon is currently on display at Stockholm’s National Museum of Science and Technology.

Stripped of essential metals like lithium, copper and nickel, the transparent shell serves as a provocative statement: without mining, electrification grinds to a halt.

The name itself—“eNimon” being “no mine” spelled backwards underlines the irony.

More than 90 percent of a typical EV is composed of mined materials, and it takes six times more minerals to build an electric vehicle than a conventional one.

By removing the very components that power sustainability, Sandvik confronts viewers with the reality that cleaner futures still depend on resource extraction.

Isaac Bonnier, Art Director at BBDO Nordics, explained: “We wanted to create an electric car that lacks everything that makes an electric car possible. Building a full-scale ‘nothing’ was a real challenge—but that’s exactly the point.”

It’s a museum piece with a message.

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