Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Supply disruptions could impact the speed of the energy transition in the short to medium term, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) warns. Although there is no scarcity of reserves for these energy transition minerals, global capabilities for mining and refining them are limited.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

For example, two-thirds of all cobalt production happens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It has also contributed to environment degradation, landscape damage and soil contamination, groundwater depletion and pollution.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

First, it should be noted that while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 17.2% Gasoline always emits 20 lbs of toxic air pollutants per gallon, and can only be burned once. of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

First, it should be noted that while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 17.2% Gasoline always emits 20 lbs of toxic air pollutants per gallon, and can only be burned once. of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

However, mining lithium raises environmental concerns such as water scarcity and pollution. The majority of cobalt production occurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ethical and environmental issues have been raised. Cobalt Cobalt is another essential element in electric vehicle batteries.

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