The Demand For EV Minerals Has Miners Searching 4km Under Ocean Surface..

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Welcome back to Car Central, today on the channel we are going to share details about the Search for electric-car battery minerals hits bottom of the ocean + Are Electric Cars Really Greener? The search for precious minerals to make electric-car batteries has reached ocean floors. While many electric-car buyers choose their vehicle for environmental reasons, some might be surprised to learn exploration for valuable metals is now underway four kilometers under the ocean surface – to help power future models. The Metals Company has announced it collected 14 tonnes of metal rocks from a 60-minute operation across a 150-metre section of the sea floor of the Pacific Ocean, roughly located in the area between Hawaii and Mexico.

Ranging in size from pebbles to cricket balls, the polymetallic rocks – known as nodules – contain a mix of materials used widely used in the production of battery packs, including nickel sulphate, cobalt sulphate, copper, and manganese. Located in an area called the abyssal plain, the area covers 70 per cent of the ocean floor and is the largest habitat on earth, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Meanwhile, Are Electric Cars Really Greener? In an attempt to minimize these consequences, scientists have been looking into what may be the main causes of climate change. They found out that greenhouse gases (GHG) like carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide, and aerosols are changing the atmosphere and leaving the planet more exposed. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) pointed out that of the 49 Gt Co2 eq released into the atmosphere in 2010, 14% was released by transportation vehicles. And despite being already a big number, this doesn’t even consider the Co2 impact of complementary activities such as manufacturing vehicles or getting road surfaces worn.

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