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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

Charged EVs

OPTEL has partnered with test, inspection and certification specialist Bureau Veritas to create a comprehensive traceability service called V-Trace, which companies and government regulators can use to follow products through their supply chains, from extraction of the raw materials to final assembly.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Liane Randolph told Reuters that its 2035 EV mandate was the “sweet spot,” given “where the automakers are, where the supply chains are, and where the production vehicles are.” You cannot change the sources from Congo, China and other places within two to three years.”

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Ford, Ford Fund to support, promote responsible mineral sourcing pilot to empower, assist women; DRC copper & cobalt

Green Car Congress

Ford is working with its international nonprofit and grantmaking partners to support and promote a pilot program that will empower women working in the copper and cobalt supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). —Sue Slaughter, purchasing material cost and supply chain sustainability director.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The turmoil is likely to have long-term ramifications for supply, and stands in stark contrast to the growing emphasis by governments on securing future access to critical minerals. Now, carmakers are getting cold feet and abandoning deal discussions, according to mining investment bankers and industry executives. Chemaf Resources Ltd.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

Charged EVs

Bureau Veritas has partnered with digital platform provider OPTEL to create a traceability and sustainability assessment solution called V-Trace, which companies and government regulators can use to follow products through their supply chains, from extraction of the raw materials to final assembly. I joined BV in 2016.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle.