Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2020
The shift to electric mobility is in line with ongoing efforts to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. For example, two-thirds of all cobalt production happens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Green Car Congress
MAY 8, 2013
°C in the Amazon Basin and the eastern part of the Congo Basin. It’s easy to look at a new, cleaner energy source, see how it will directly improve the climate, and stop there without ever considering all the ramifications. Melillo (2013) Climate impacts of a large-scale biofuels expansion, Geophys. Kicklighter, A.
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Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2010
Lake Tanganyika is bordered by Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia—four of the poorest countries in the world, according to the United Nations Human Development Index. An estimated 10 million people live near the lake, and they depend upon it for drinking water and for food. —Andrew Cohen.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2022
Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. An EV operated in Yunnan emits about 60 percent less. Sebastian Meyer/Corbis/Getty Images.
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Currently, materials such as nickel, manganese, lithium, and cobalt are sourced from Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, South America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere.
Charged EVs
JANUARY 18, 2023
As an example, raw materials are located in different regions of the world, and 90% of the cobalt used in EV batteries comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. EVs are perceived as a response to climate change and to a more sustainable world. So, companies like ours, for sure, have a future in that area.
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