Mobility

How electric car batteries are improving despite drawbacks, risks

Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The spread of EVs is widely expected to result in shortages of the mineral.
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By:
Anna Hirtenstein
October 18, 2018 05:00 AM

In the race for the next generation battery, lithium-ion technology has made huge leaps in recent years. But the power packs continue to have drawbacks: they use raw material mined in unstable countries, they’re dangerous if they break and they could pack more power.

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