‘Blood cobalt’ is disappearing from batteries – and cheaper, cleaner batteries are arriving
- Written by Neeraj Sharma, Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney
Canva, Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY-NCYou might have heard the common claim that electric cars aren’t really green – that their lithium-ion batteries rely on “blood” minerals such as cobalt, mined in terrible conditions.
The critique had some truth to it. But this claim is no longer accurate. Electric vehicle (EV)...





