Will they be ELECTRIC extreme E-racing cars, Ashvir? "To manufacture an EV battery you need as many as 20 minerals, including cobalt, lithium and nickel as well as other rare earth metals" To raise awareness of climate disaster or resource depletion or both?
"To manufacture an EV battery you need as many as 20 minerals, including cobalt, lithium and nickel as well as other rare earth metals. According to Andrew Bloodworth from the British Geological Survey, there's enough 'metal in the crust' to support the battery industry globally.
"But from a UK standpoint much of the resources are inconveniently located, and there are other political and non-geographical factors that can hamper production and squeeze supply chains, which are tightly controlled by China. ‘China is a metals superpower’, he told Air Quality News. ‘They produce a lot and import a lot and are a very powerful force.’
"The UK has been an automotive powerhouse for decades, but with the advent of EVs, they now are facing a lot more competition for resources. Jaguar Land Rover has plans to build EV batteries in Wolverhampton, but other companies such as Honda, have mothballed UK plants and have decided to build their EVs on the continent or in Asia."
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