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

Charged EVs

Statesmen are keen to bring raw material mining and processing to North America and Europe not only to boost economic activity at home, but also because, as the war in Ukraine has shockingly demonstrated, it’s a bad idea to become dependent on hostile or unstable countries for critical materials. Ken Fallu: Yes, but it’s just starting.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Just two countries—Chile and Australia—account for over two-thirds of global lithium reserves, and South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, and Australia have almost all the manganese reserves. International regulatory frameworks must therefore not only protect supply chains from disruption but also protect human rights and the environment.