Teslarati

MAY 28, 2021

The minerals must be “DRC Conflict Free,” meaning that the materials do not benefit “armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or any adjoining country.” The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tesla’s primary goal is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. Cassiterite (Tin).

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2021

Last month, Tesla released its Conflict Mineral Report for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2019, and emphasized the importance of sourcing only responsibly produced materials.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2022

—Venkat Srinivisan, Argonne Laboratories “The higher number of minerals that go into a battery is a good thing,” said Venkat Srinivisan, director of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS). But it has never approached the energy density or life cycle of nickel-rich batteries, Srinivisan cautions.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Currently, materials such as nickel, manganese, lithium, and cobalt are sourced from Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, South America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere. GW of stationary storage, according to statistics from the American Public Power Association. Last year alone, the United States deployed 4.8

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 27, 2021

One argument that often comes up against Tesla and Elon Musk is that they “own child slaves” or “own slave labor.” ” I’ve seen those in my notifications quite often (and randomly, too). But the fact remains that neither Tesla nor Elon Musk owns slaves, nor do they support slave labor or child labor.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2023

The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age. Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

For example, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds about 50 percent of the world’s cobalt reserves. Cobalt mining for batteries in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been linked to water-quality problems, armed conflicts, child labor, respiratory disease, and birth defects. Sebastian Meyer/Corbis/Getty Images.

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. Vehicle body and other car parts. Although the role of the metals used to create lithium-ion batteries (ie.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

Panasonic batteries are renowned for their energy storage capacity and long cycle life. The majority of cobalt production occurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ethical and environmental issues have been raised. They have partnered with Tesla to produce lithium-ion batteries for Tesla’s electric cars.

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. Vehicle body and other car parts. Although the role of the metals used to create lithium-ion batteries (ie.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

—Yayoi Sekine, head of energy storage at BNEF. Countries such as Indonesia, Chile, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo are looking to reverse this trend by using their raw materials competitiveness as an advantage to attract downstream investment across the supply chain.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

We’ve also got the world’s quickest police pursuit vehicle, an Amnesty International report highlighting Tesla and Mercedes’ efforts to improve worker conditions in the Congo, and an exploration of Trump voters’ love for solar power.

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