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

Cars That Think

Last March, BMW and Volvo joined other companies calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining , one spearheaded by the World Wildlife Fund. Would having another large source available—the deep Pacific—help corporate buyers pressure Congolese mining companies to clean up their act? It doesn’t look like that’s the case,” says E.

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Ford, Cummins and others break with industry to support strong EPA truck rule

Baua Electric

These corporate sustainability principles underpin our support for finalization of an EPA Phase 3 GHG rule with urgency and not later than March 31, 2024. Here, “off-ramp” refers to industry efforts to water down the Phase 3 rules with mandatory infrastructure checkpoints which, if not met, would invalidate the whole rule.

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

Drive Electric

While the manufacturing of ICEVs has seemingly stalled in reducing carbon emissions, EVs have a cleaner and ever-improving future ahead. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries.

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

Drive Electric

While the manufacturing of ICEVs has seemingly stalled in reducing carbon emissions, EVs have a cleaner and ever-improving future ahead. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries.

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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

Charged EVs

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. The Trump administration attempted to throw this process into reverse by watering down the federal standards. Charged : So, the EPA regulates emissions of pollutants.

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