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Electric cars have a dark secret - cobalt. The element that is in almost all lithium-ion batteries is often considered a conflict mineral because half of all cobalt reserves are found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a troubled region with over a century of instability.

But is it as bad as the anti-EV crowd has led us to believe? What's the reality of the situation, and what are some of the solutions?

Big thanks to Zarko Meseldzija of American Manganese and RecycLiCo
http://www.recyclico.com
http://www.americanmanganeseinc.com

And Marc Kohler of Lithiumwerks
http://www.lithiumwerks.com

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