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.” Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain. Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain. The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2021

“This means having safe and humane working conditions in our supply chain and ensuring that workers are treated with respect and dignity,” the company said in its SEC […].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Roughly 62 percent global cobalt output is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An executive from Ford said recently that automakers might feel compelled to invest directly in cobalt production over fears of securing adequate supply. “I There are alternatives to cobalt, but that would merely put pressure on other materials.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Redwood Materials Anahola is the biggest stationary storage recycling project for Redwood Materials to date, but it is still only a small part of Redwood’s business. Since its launch in 2017, the company has set out to create a “circular supply chain” of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and clean-energy products.

Grid 81

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2022

But they’re up against the challenge of our global-warming time: dauntingly tight supplies of both batteries and the ethically sourced raw materials required to make them. Limited (CATL) , which supplies both VW and Tesla— blindsided its current suppliers of pouch-style batteries, South Korea’s LG Energy Solutions and SK Innovation. (VW

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Drive Electric

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. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Even if that were possible, there would also have to be an enormous increase in charging infrastructure and in material supply chains. The growth in the number of EVs introduces various other challenges, too, not the least of which are the greater demands placed on material supply chains for EV batteries and electricity grids.

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Drive Electric

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. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind.

Environment 52

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. —Yayoi Sekine, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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