Alan Ohnsman is a Forbes senior editor who covers cleantech and advanced transportation. He joined Forbes in 2016 and works in Los Angeles. He co-authors the Current Climate newsletter, writes about promising clean energy developments and has covered Tesla since 2006, when he was with Bloomberg News. He has a graduate degree in journalism and a B.
Elon Musk said in 2023 Tesla would install a webcam to monitor a cobalt mine in the Congo that's it...Elon Musk said in 2023 Tesla would install a webcam to monitor a cobalt mine in the Congo that's it main source for EV batteries.
Artisanal miners carry sacks of ore at an artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2022.he worked on with the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights estimates that about 40,000 people under 18 work or are present at artisanal small-scale mining operations in Congo. Children are often there “because their families do not have access to childcare. Older children also work in ASM because families need additional income,” according to the study.
Neither Musk nor Tesla responded to requests for comment on the matter. Glencore declined to comment. Cobalt is a crucial component of the batteries Tesla builds for its electric vehicles. Found in combination with copper, the material acts as a stabilizing ingredient in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries that improves energy density. Congo is the leading source, with about. While cobalt currently goes for about $28,000 per metric ton — less than half the price it was two years ago — it’s still lucrative to mine. Batteries using it go into everything from iPhones to laptops to electric cars.
Tesla hasn’t provided recent details on how much cobalt it uses annually. But Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, which tracks demand for metals used in battery production, thinks the 3% figure remains essentially accurate, largely because the material’s commodity price has fallen by more than half in the past two years.
Tesla Batteries Electric Vehicles Congo Child Labor Copper China
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Over 35 fake Elon Musks live-streamed during SpaceX launchDozens of YouTube livestreams hosted deep fake Elon Musk’s touting a crypto scam amid SpaceX’s fourth Starship rocket launch.
Read more »
The Inconvenient Truth About Elon Musk’s New Love Affair With Trump2014 Elon Musk would have hated 2024 Elon Musk.
Read more »
'Laughable': Legal analysts expose Judge Cannon's double-standard for Trump's threats of violenceThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »
These 10 Nvidia Shareholders Have Gotten $36 Billion Richer In A MonthPhoebe Liu is a Forbes reporter who writes about the world's richest people with a focus on tech and philanthropy and works on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World's Billionaires lists. Recently, she wrote about Sam Altman's investments, Elon Musk's billionaire investor confidant and the billionaires buying Hawaii land.
Read more »
Billionaire Groupon Founder Eric Lefkofsky’s Health Tech Company Goes Public—His Fourth IPOPhoebe Liu is a Forbes reporter who writes about the world's richest people with a focus on tech and philanthropy and works on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World's Billionaires lists. Recently, she wrote about Sam Altman's investments, Elon Musk's billionaire investor confidant and the billionaires buying Hawaii land.
Read more »
Louisville's Patrick Forbes Invited to USA Collegiate National Team Training CampHe's the second Cardinal to receive an invitation to the USA CNT's 2024 training camp.
Read more »