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

Cars That Think

But it won’t simply dangle over the seafloor, hoovering up nodules like a giant underwater vacuum cleaner. “At They even mounted a research expedition in the Pacific in 2018, during which they pumped a mixture of dye and mud from the bottom into the water. This vehicle is some 12 meters long and weighs 80 tonnes in air.

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