[GaryV]

Just had this pop up in news feed

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/battery-passports

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[kezo]

So when they find EV’s aren’t as “green” as the EUropean goverment/s first thought. Then what!

EUrope powers may want to believe europe has an abundance of minerals used in EV batteries but, they do not as, the largest reserves are found in Asia, particularly China and whats not in China, China owns the mines where it is abundan’t in other Asian countries/Africa. I will be looking forward to following this, when it happens 🙂

[MFillingham]

This makes sense, as battery tech becomes more common place then the opportunities to recycle increase and the passport could be the incentive to look for recycled parts rather than digging up more raw materials.

It could also disprove a number of myths about the origins of the materials.   If the passport shows all materials were originating from China then the child labour in Africa statement is instantly dismissed.

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[Badwolfe]

The fact the EU even feels the need to create these passports in the first place suggest that they are more than aware of how and where some of these raw materials are currently being procured.

 

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