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

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive, traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry. Traceability is a topic we’re beginning to hear a lot about in the EV industry.

Supplies

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Get Your Monkeywrenches Ready! Politicians Beg For Climate Change Wake Up Call

Creative Greenius

JULY 9, 2009

on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 to unfurl a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. Obama is at the G8 meeting in Italy to discuss the global warming crisis with other world leaders. Stop global warming. AP Photo/Greenpeace, Kate Davison). They have to bear this historical responsibility.”.

Climate Change

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

Teslarati

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, Elon responds to the inquiry by stating that the annual global capacity is about 100 million per year. Elon also adds that Tesla’s factory safety has improved to about 18% above the industry standard. He notes that the Model 3 has become the best-selling premium vehicle globally. “I Credit: Tesla/YouTube.

Tesla

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

Teslarati

MAY 16, 2023

15:42 CT –”Tesla is not immune to the global economic environment,” Musk cautioned. He also noted that Tesla’s factories are among the safest in the industry. The shareholder notes that Tesla should have third-party checks for child labor in cobalt mining in Congo and forced labor in China.

Tesla

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

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

EV MYTH ONE: Manufacturing EVs is just as bad for the environment as ICEVs. It makes sense that during their usable life, electric vehicles are better for the environment than their ICEV counterparts, as they aren’t powered by fossil fuels. EV MYTH TWO: Producing electricity for EVs is just as bad for the environment as using ICEVs.

Environment

Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

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. Cobalt is a key component in the production of batteries for the automotive and electronics industries.

Congo

Congo BMW Industrial Industry

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

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

EV MYTH ONE: Manufacturing EVs is just as bad for the environment as ICEVs. It makes sense that electric vehicles are better for the environment than their ICEV counterparts, as they aren’t powered by fossil fuels. EV MYTH TWO: Producing electricity for EVs is just as bad for the environment as using ICEVs.

Environment

Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles

Tesla a frontrunner in race to develop renewable batteries

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It is also evolving, with key players in the industry now looking for a way to make batteries without the use of rare earth minerals. Cobalt is primarily produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is a notable risk of supply chain disruption and exploitation of workers is quite commonplace.

Renewable

Renewable Tesla Batteries Battery

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

For our country to benefit from the intrinsic value of cobalt, currently boosted by the development of carbon-free energies, it was essential that measures be taken to support the formalisation of this industry. —Andrew Britton, Managing Director at Kumi.

Congo

Congo Supplies Financing 2018

Mercedes-Benz to source only battery cells with cobalt & lithium from certified mining sites; significantly reducing cobalt

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Respect and protection of human rights and of the environment, all the way from the mine to the finished product, are decisive in this respect, the company said. The standard is in the early stage of adoption by the industry, a process Daimler seeks to accelerate.

Mercedes

Mercedes Batteries Battery Supplies

Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network moves towards operationalization; Volvo Cars joins; launched by IBM, Ford, Volkswagen Group

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Built on the IBM Blockchain Platform and assured by RCS Global Group, RSBN will have continued participation from founding members including Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen Group, LG Chem and Huayou Cobalt. We are setting in motion a process of mainstreaming responsible sourcing practices across major industries.

Volvo

Volvo Ford South Korea Supplies

Nature editorial: environmental and human costs of Li-ion technology must be addressed quickly

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

An editorial in the journal Nature calls on policy makers, industry leaders and researchers to mitigate quickly the environmental and human costs of Li-ion batteries. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) supplies about 70% of cobalt. Around 90% of the DRC’s cobalt comes from its industrial mines (90,000 tonnes annually).The

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Li-ion Cost Of Lithium Ion South Korea

2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five. The 2018 EPI offers not only a snapshot of where countries stand today but also reflects important trends in environmental performance at both the national and global levels.

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2018 Papua New Guinea Burundi Central African Republic

Ford, Huayou Cobalt, IBM, LG Chem, RCS Global launch blockchain pilot to address concerns in strategic mineral supply chains; cobalt to start

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Ford Motor Company, Huayou Cobalt, IBM, LG Chem and RCS Global will use blockchain technology to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals in an effort to support human rights and environmental protection while helping infuse more transparency into global mineral supply chains.

Supplies

Supplies Global Ford Financing

EV Driven

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

Get Your Monkeywrenches Ready! Politicians Beg For Climate Change Wake Up Call

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

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

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

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

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

Tesla a frontrunner in race to develop renewable batteries

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

Mercedes-Benz to source only battery cells with cobalt & lithium from certified mining sites; significantly reducing cobalt

Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network moves towards operationalization; Volvo Cars joins; launched by IBM, Ford, Volkswagen Group

Nature editorial: environmental and human costs of Li-ion technology must be addressed quickly

2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

Ford, Huayou Cobalt, IBM, LG Chem, RCS Global launch blockchain pilot to address concerns in strategic mineral supply chains; cobalt to start

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