silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoBiden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threatwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down12
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minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoDon’t forget about all the lithium mining going on in Africa to create the massive batteries needed for these vehicles
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYou’re probably thinking of Cobalt. Which battery manufacturers have gotten away from for the reason you cite. Most Lithium comes from Australia. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/chart-countries-produce-lithium-world/ https://insideevs.com/news/372133/91-of-lithium-three-countries/
Don’t forget about all the lithium mining going on in Africa to create the massive batteries needed for these vehicles
You’re probably thinking of Cobalt. Which battery manufacturers have gotten away from for the reason you cite. Most Lithium comes from Australia.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/chart-countries-produce-lithium-world/
https://insideevs.com/news/372133/91-of-lithium-three-countries/