As electric vehicles become less niche, the batteries powering them need to keep up. Last week, Elon Musk tweeted that batteries for the Tesla Model 3 use less than 3 percent of an expensive chemical called cobalt, and the next generation battery “will use none” of the material that some have called the “blood diamond of batteries.” How soon can that claim come true?
Cobalt is a key component of batteries. It’s also the most expensive material in the battery and mined under conditions that often violate human rights. As a result, scientists and startups are rushing to create a cobalt-free battery.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/21/1748 ... ry-science
Μέχρι να ωριμάσουν άλλες τεχνολογίες, να αναπτυχθεί ο τομέας, κλπ, κάποιοι πρέπει να την πληρώσουν. Δεκτό.
Να δώκουμε και κάνα Νόμπελ σε Κογκολέζο όμως.
