Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Australia (lithium), China (graphite, rare earths), Chile (copper and lithium), the Democratic Republic of Congo (cobalt), Indonesia (nickel) and South Africa (platinum, iridium) are the dominant players. Today, the mining of critical materials is highly concentrated in specific geographical locations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In addition to nickel and cobalt electrolysis, the flowsheet and site encompasses leaching and neutralization, nickel purification, crystallization and evaporation, cobalt extraction, utilities, cutting and packing, electrical, maintenance, an industrial waste-water treatment plant and a sodium sulfate crystallization building.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo produces 70 percent of the world's cobalt, and most of the world's nickel sits under Indonesian rainforests. Land-based mining is already fraught with environmental destruction, emissions, human rights abuses , and mountains of waste, as well as precarious global supply chains.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

For example, you can get up to $300 for installing efficient water heaters in your home. With 65% of the global cobalt supply coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many EVs today don’t meet the new standards. Buyers looking for more savings can make other sustainable purchases. How Do You Qualify for the EV Tax Credit?

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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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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

However, mining lithium raises environmental concerns such as water scarcity and pollution. The majority of cobalt production occurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ethical and environmental issues have been raised. Cobalt Cobalt is another essential element in electric vehicle batteries.

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accounts for approximately 70% of the world’s cobalt mine production and holds almost 50% of the world’s known reserves. So, how much lithium is available globally, and will this become an issue?

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accounts for approximately 70% of the world’s cobalt mine production and holds almost 50% of the world’s known reserves. So, how much lithium is available globally, and will this become an issue?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five. In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2022

VW tried to smooth the waters by saying it would honor existing battery contracts.) Cobalt production is also dominated by the Democratic Republic of Congo , which is linked to child labor in mines and other human rights abuses. So why this endless mixing-and-matching of formats and cathodes? And why manganese?

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The bulk of the concerns revolve around cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Philippines: Nickel mining has led to widespread environmental impacts via dust generation, air pollution, water contamination, soil erosion and damage to aquatic life.

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