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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

Green Car Congress

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently.

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Yergin: overwhelming number of new car sales will be EVs in coming decades, but 2/3 of global fleet to remain gasoline-powered in 2050

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“At least for now, the demand for electric vehicles is largely coming not from consumers, but from governments whose evolving policies are shaped by climate concerns as well as by urban pollution and congestion,” Yergin observes in The New Map. It is no longer just about selling cars to consumers for personal use.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same. Gasoline always emits 20 lbs of toxic air pollutants per gallon, and can only be burned once. This C02 stays in the atmosphere for thousands of years.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same. Gasoline always emits 20 lbs of toxic air pollutants per gallon, and can only be burned once. This C02 stays in the atmosphere for thousands of years.

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Decoding The Complex Supply Chain In The Electric Vehicle Industry

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Panasonic Panasonic, a Japanese company, is a leading supplier of automotive batteries for electric vehicles. They have partnered with Tesla to produce lithium-ion batteries for Tesla’s electric cars. BYD BYD (Build Your Dreams), based in China, is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles and batteries.