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Cobalt Market Report: EVs become the major driving force for cobalt demand growth in 2021

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Demand rose by 32 kt in 2021 alone compared to 51 kt in the 5 years from 2015-20. Supply also returned to growth in 2021, with mine supply rising 12% y/y to 160 kt, after falling in 2020. kt in 2021, 12% of the DRC’s total supply. kt in 2021, 12% of the DRC’s total supply.

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

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Built in 2015, the Anahola station is old enough that its batteries have reached their end of life. Since its launch in 2017, the company has set out to create a “circular supply chain” of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and clean-energy products. The vast majority of batteries are nowhere near end of life yet.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. passenger-vehicle fleet over the period between 2015 and 2050. fleet of light vehicles.