{"id":130463,"date":"2021-11-12T08:24:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/how-removing-cobalt-from-batteries-can-make-evs-cheaper"},"modified":"2021-11-12T08:24:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:24:27","slug":"how-removing-cobalt-from-batteries-can-make-evs-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/how-removing-cobalt-from-batteries-can-make-evs-cheaper","title":{"rendered":"How Removing Cobalt From Batteries Can Make EVs Cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DFL8iQ3p3cI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cobalt has been getting a lot of attention lately because it is one of the most expensive materials found in lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from laptops and cell phones to electric vehicles. Cobalt extraction is largely concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it is linked to human rights abuses and child labor, while cobalt refinement is almost exclusively done in China, making cobalt part of a tenuous supply chain. These are some of the reasons why battery manufacturers like Samsung and Panasonic and car makers like Tesla and VW, along with a number of startups are working to eliminate cobalt from lithium-ion batteries completely.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Subscribe to CNBC: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBC\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBC<\/a><br \/> \u00bb Subscribe to CNBC TV: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBCtelevision\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBCtelevision<\/a>.<br \/> \u00bb Subscribe to CNBC Classic: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBCclassic\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBCclassic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About CNBC: From \u2018Wall Street\u2019 to \u2018Main Street\u2019 to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with CNBC News Online.<br \/> Get the latest news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/<\/a><br \/> Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/LinkedInCNBC\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/LinkedInCNBC<\/a><br \/> Follow CNBC News on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/LikeCNBC\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/LikeCNBC<\/a><br \/> Follow CNBC News on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/FollowCNBC\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/FollowCNBC<\/a><br \/> Follow CNBC News on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/InstagramCNBC\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/InstagramCNBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#CNBC<\/p>\n<p>How removing cobalt from batteries can make evs cheaper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/how-removing-cobalt-from-batteries-can-make-evs-cheaper\">Continue reading \u201cHow Removing Cobalt From Batteries Can Make EVs Cheaper\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cobalt has been getting a lot of attention lately because it is one of the most expensive materials found in lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from laptops and cell phones to electric vehicles. Cobalt extraction is largely concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it is linked to human rights abuses and child labor, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1523,1512,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing","category-mobile-phones","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}