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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

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Materials like manganese mined in South Africa can have significant negative impacts on local communities and the people doing the mining. Many of the extraction locations are in poor parts of the world where the environmental safety and protections aren’t as strong as they are here.

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Land Rover As We Know It Is Going Away - Sort Of

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to the model by 2025 and has started the process in South Africa. .& JLR is also moving toward a direct-to-buyer strategy in other countries, known as an agency model. The company will convert its sales in the U.K. We don’t know how many dealers will ultimately give up Jag in the U.S.,

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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