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Minerals used in electric cars: How much does the US import and from where?

Green Car Congress

Argentina, Chile, China, Russia. China, Estonia, Japan, Malaysia. The main import sources for the eight minerals are Canada (nickel and zinc), China (natural graphite and rare earths), Chile (copper), Gabon (manganese), Norway (cobalt), and Argentina (lithium). Canada, Norway, Finland, Russia. Norway, Canada, Japan, Finland.

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