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Battery Electric Vehicle has a Dirty Story, and it Starts Underground

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Glodi Ntoya
Jul 15, 2026
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When you see a battery electric vehicle (BEV) charging, as shown above, emissions reduction becomes possible. BEVs are marketed as zero-emission vehicles, and by 2050, global BEV demand is expected to increase by 956 million.[1]Nevertheless, the story of BEV production begins in the nickel mines of the Philippines, which continues t…

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