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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

Charged EVs

There’s a lot that goes into not just the graphite technology, but graphite as a part of a bigger ecosystem in the battery. There’s a lot of moving parts with respect to battery chemistry—there’s lithium-iron-phosphate, then you’ve got nickel-cobalt-manganese. There are cylindrical cells, pouch cells and prismatic cells.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

Green Car Congress

Roskill has so far recorded the closure of 21 operations as a result of the outbreak, including: Vale’s Voisey’s Bay and Glencore’s Sudbury in Canada; Ambatovy in Madagascar; Coral Bay and Taganito in the Philippines; CTT in Morocco.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

CleanTechnica EVs

Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable. The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age.