https://electrek.co/2018/09/18/vw-meb-platform-electric-for-...
It allows them to do things like reuse old car batteries in mobile charging stations:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianblanco/2018/12/27/vw-m...
Battery makers are trying to reduce the amount of cobalt in the their batteries due to high cost and also because a lot of cobalt comes from regions in conflict (like Congo):
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-battery-cobalt...
And car makers are trying to simplify the composition of their electric motors. BMW's new electric motor doesn't use any rare earths:
https://insideevs.com/bmw-5th-generation-electric-drive-extr...
https://electrek.co/2018/09/18/vw-meb-platform-electric-for-...
It allows them to do things like reuse old car batteries in mobile charging stations:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianblanco/2018/12/27/vw-m...
Battery makers are trying to reduce the amount of cobalt in the their batteries due to high cost and also because a lot of cobalt comes from regions in conflict (like Congo):
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-battery-cobalt...
And car makers are trying to simplify the composition of their electric motors. BMW's new electric motor doesn't use any rare earths:
https://insideevs.com/bmw-5th-generation-electric-drive-extr...