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“Cobalt Red”: Smartphones & Electric Cars Rely on Toxic Mineral Mined in Congo by Children
(www.democracynow.org)
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One of many reasons why electric vehicles aren't going to replace combustion engine vehicles any time soon. #biofuel
Thankfully cobalt isn’t cheap. The latest trend in EV battery technology is to move away from it
Either by using Nickel rich chemistry in NMC battery or ditching it altogether and replacing it by LFP.
That's good to hear we need them to be adorable and not a gimmick