Chinese battery makers say they are ready to produce cobalt-free EV power packs on a large scale


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Taking into account cars, trucks, planes, trains and transportation, the transportation sector [Largest greenhouse gas source in the United States](//www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions) ..If you have a chance [Climate change initiatives](//www.engadget.com/ipcc-2021-climate-change-report-182200028.html) , We need to stop burning fossil fuels in the car. Most electric vehicles have only one problem. It relies on lithium-ion batteries made of heavy metals such as cobalt.Not only the material of [Insufficient supply](//www.engadget.com/2019-04-19-earthworks-renewable-energy-metal-demand.html) , But it is mined in ways that include: [child labour](//www.engadget.com/2016-01-19-apple-samsung-sony-amnesty-child-labor-drc.html) And that [destruction](//unctad.org/news/developing-countries-pay-environmental-cost-electric-car-batteries) Environmental. for these reasons, [IBM](//www.engadget.com/2019-12-18-ibm-research-ev-battery-cobalt-free.html) , Panasonic and Tesla are trying to make batteries without heavy metals. So far, many of those...