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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

Charged EVs

Charged : I know traceability has always been important in certain industries. Do you provide a lot of services to the auto industry? I’ve been in traceability for more than 30 years—we started mostly in the pharmaceutical industry to provide traceability for FDA regulations. But the auto industry, this is something new.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric NZ

Electric vehicles typically have a smaller operating carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. With the full cradle-to-grave life cycle in mind, the question becomes: does an EV have a smaller carbon footprint over its lifetime than an ICEV? Manufacturing an Electric Vehicle.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

Charged EVs

It started [in the auto industry] in the 1980s from a quality management perspective, to be able to track defective parts and to know who is responsible for them. As an example, raw materials are located in different regions of the world, and 90% of the cobalt used in EV batteries comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric NZ

Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. For this reason, it’s not only the carbon emissions from using your vehicle to take into consideration but also the manufacturing process. Manufacturing an Electric Vehicle.