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Non cobalt battery like LFP or Sodium iron batteries then.

• junon 5y ago
  NorthVolt still uses Cobalt. Their process is just different. They state it clearly in the article.
• baybal2 5y ago
  Most of LFP cathode material manufacturing is in China, and there are few small Japanese suppliers.
• audunw 5y ago
  Not using cobalt for batteries doesn't solve the problem. Batteries is not the only place we use cobalt. It's used in fuel refining for instance. I really don't get this.. why do some people seem to think that not buying EVs or not using cobalt batteries will get rid of child slave labor? If anything, increasing the amount of cobalt that's produced could improve the situation. It may push produces towards more efficient and industrialized production. It might make DR Congo more wealthy. And using it in a product where people care about environmental and social costs puts more focus on the whole child labor issue (unlike fuel and metal alloys, where it's more "out of sight, out of mind")
  • imtringued 5y ago
    It is pretty obvious that helping your enemy become prosperous will reduce human suffering. The question is, will your enemy turn into a friend or just consider you a stupid sucker? Maybe we should do this and then assassinate the leader once the sentiment has shifted pro West. The goal isn't a better government, just a reason to "invest" into reducing human suffering.