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They are no rare-earth minerals in Li-Ion batteries! There may be some in electric motors, but 1) hydrogen vehicles need those motors too and 2) it is not requ
by rcMgD2BwE72F 5y ago
They are no rare-earth minerals in Li-Ion batteries!
There may be some in electric motors, but 1) hydrogen vehicles need those motors too and 2) it is not required (some EV have zero rare-earth mineral already).
- coolspot 5y agoMost of efficient Li-Ion batteries use cobalt mined by slaves in Congo. Tesla promises to reduce cobalt content but they didn’t yet.
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- davidgould 5y agoTesla has reduced (but not yet eliminated) cobalt in their batteries over the years and has further reductions in the works. Tesla does not source cobalt from the Congo.