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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

Green Car Congress

China is the world’s leading consumer of cobalt, with more than 80% of its consumption being used by the rechargeable battery industry. Cobalt mined in these areas, and in other parts of the DRC, is shipped mostly to China typically via the port of Durban.

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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

CleanTechnica EVs

Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable. The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age.