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Should the Cobalt for EVs Come From the Congo or the Seafloor?

Cars That Think

Would having another large source available—the deep Pacific—help corporate buyers pressure Congolese mining companies to clean up their act? But it won’t simply dangle over the seafloor, hoovering up nodules like a giant underwater vacuum cleaner. “At This vehicle is some 12 meters long and weighs 80 tonnes in air.

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