Remove Congo Remove Environment Remove Financing Remove Production
article thumbnail

Mexico forms state-run company to mine lithium: Litio para Mexico

Green Car Congress

The Board of Directors for LitioMx comprises the head of the Ministry of Energy, who will preside over it; the head of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit; the head of the Ministry of Economy; the head of the Ministry of the Interior; and the head of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

Mexico 284
article thumbnail

LIVE BLOG: Tesla 2023 Cyber Roundup (Annual Shareholder Meeting)

Teslarati

16:37 CT – A shareholder asks about Cybersecurity, and what Tesla is doing to protect itself and its products. 16:32 CT – Another shareholder asks about Cybertruck’s target production, and if Musk is looking to step down as CEO. As for Cybertruck’s production, Musk stated that production would follow an S curve.

Tesla 120
article thumbnail

Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Teslarati

Topics that will be discussed by the company remain to be seen, though questions submitted to Say , an Investor Relations platform, include inquiries about a potential stock split, Cybertruck production, dividends, and 4680 cell production. Energy, in general, got shortchanged since we were focused on Model 3 production.

Tesla 128
article thumbnail

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.

Batteries 545
article thumbnail

Volkswagen joins “Cobalt for Development” initiative

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen says that it is actively engaging in improving artisanal cobalt mining conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as the living conditions for people in the surrounding communities. Cobalt is an important raw material for the production of electric vehicle batteries.

Congo 334
article thumbnail

BMW Group, BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics launch cross-industry project to support sustainable cobalt mining

Green Car Congress

As part of a cross-industry initiative, the BMW Group, BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics have launched a joint cobalt pilot project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This fully privately financed project seeks to pilot an approach to address challenges in artisanal mining.

Congo 236
article thumbnail

EGC enters trading agreement with Trafigura with the aim to transform the ASM cobalt mining sector in DRC

Green Car Congress

The trading agreement includes the provision of finance by Trafigura to fund the creation of strictly controlled artisanal mining zones, the installation of ore purchasing stations and costs related to the transparent and traceable delivery of cobalt hydroxide to Trafigura on an export cleared basis.

Congo 221