US’s Electric Vehicle Boom Is Deepening the Suffering in the Congo
US’s Electric Vehicle Boom Is Deepening the Suffering in the Congo

US’s Electric Vehicle Boom Is Deepening the Suffering in the Congo

Black transit activists in the U.S. are calling attention to the plunder of the Congo for cobalt mining.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/12OmU
There is already an industry shift away from Congolese cobalt.
A lot of EV batteries in the US are cobalt-free.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/17/samsung-panasonic-and-tesla-embracing-cobalt-free-batteries-.html
Other companies are sourcing cobalt from Morocco or domestic mines instead, or sourcing it from recycled batteries.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/cobalt-mining-congo-batteries-electric-vehicles
Newer EVs are using cobalt-free LFP batteries and energy storage is shifting to sodium ion.