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Life cycle analysis of three battery chemistries for PHEVs and BEVs; environmental impacts higher than expected

Green Car Congress

They compiled a transparent life cycle inventory (LCI) in a component-wise manner for nickel metal hydride (NiMH), nickel cobalt manganese lithium-ion (NCM), and iron phosphate lithium-ion (LFP) batteries. A reduction of lifetime estimations by one-third increases all categories of impacts by 30–45%.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

Charged EVs

Rare earths are used in nickel metal hydride batteries, but not really to a significant extent in lithium-ion batteries. If you look at pictures of most mines around the world, you’ll see big tailings ponds, where essentially the waste material that is in the liquid settles. Mountain Pass is a zero-discharge facility.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Rare earths are used in nickel metal hydride batteries, but not really to a significant extent in lithium-ion batteries. If you look at pictures of most mines around the world, you’ll see big tailings ponds, where essentially the waste material that is in the liquid settles. Mountain Pass is a zero-discharge facility.