The dirty secret of electric vehicles | World Economic Forum
Mar 27, 2019 · China is the world’s largest electric car market, accounting for 1.2 million - 56% of all electric vehicles sold in 2018. China also accounts for 99% of sales of electric trucks, buses, motorcycles and scooters. The US came a distant second with 361,000 new electric cars sold in 2018, almost half of which were the new Tesla 3 model.
Electric vehicle demand – has the world got enough lithium?
Jul 20, 2022 · Lithium is a non-ferrous metal known as “white gold”, and is one of the key components in EV batteries, alongside nickel and cobalt. But rising demand for Electric Vehicles is straining global lithium supplies. Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6 million in 2021 from 3 million a year earlier, meaning that EVs made up 9% of the market ...
5 ways to make the electric vehicle battery more sustainable
May 3, 2021 · These gaps show a growing need for better processes to manufacture and dispose of batteries as well as better ways to preserve virgin materials. Here are five organizations offering solutions. 1. Redwood Materials. Nevada-based Redwood Materials aims to become the world’s top battery recycling company.
Global boom in electric vehicles will strain mineral supply
Jun 25, 2021. Billions of electric vehicles are expected to hit the world's roads in coming decades. Image: Michael Marais/Unsplash. As it transitions from fossil fuels to renewables, electricity generation will place a burden on the global supply of critical battery minerals. The world’s battery capacity must grow 40 times larger than it is ...
The hidden cost of the electric car boom – child labour
Sep 24, 2018 · Concentrated in one area (the southeastern province of Lualaba, near the border with Zambia), cobalt mining has become a source of income for many of the country’s struggling population. Children as young as 10 are involved in cobalt mining, earning as little as $3.50-$10 a day for the dangerous and dirty work, which can involve digging ...
Producing batteries for green technology harms the environment.
Nov 28, 2017 · For example, in Germany - where about 40% of the energy mix is produced by coal and 30% by renewables - a mid-sized electric car must be driven for 125,000 km, on average, to break even with a diesel car, and 60,000 km compared to a petrol car. It takes nine years for an electric car to be greener than a diesel car, assuming an annual average ...
3 challenges en route to electric vehicle batteries driving the ...
Dec 12, 2022 · Batteries are an enabler of the shift to a low-carbon society – at least one in two cars sold in 2030 is expected to be electric. While EVs are driving 90% of the global demand for lithium-ion batteries, collaborative networks capable of efficiently retrieving scarce materials to maximize their lifespan have yet to form.
The surprising truth behind the world's electric cars
Mar 5, 2018 · According to BNEF’s data, electric vehicles in China produce 188.5 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per mile, the most of any country globally. In comparison, electric vehicles in the United Kingdom produce just over 76 grams of CO2, while in France just 2.7 grams are produced per mile. The eco benefits outweigh the energy concerns.
This Dutch football stadium creates its own energy
Jul 6, 2018 · The system combines power conversion units and the equivalent of 148 new and used Nissan LEAF batteries, which store energy captured by 4,200 solar panels on the roof of the stadium and also from the grid.
Here's everything you don't know about electric vehicles
Dec 20, 2021 · An HEV’s battery can’t be charged with a plug like other kinds of electric vehicles. “In an HEV, the extra power provided by the electric motor may allow for a smaller combustion engine,” according to the DOE’s Alternative Fuels Data Center. “The battery can also power auxiliary loads and reduce engine idling when the vehicle is ...