Electric Vehicle Transition Harms Air Quality

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Electric vehicle transition could create unwanted air pollution hotspots in China and India

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Electric vehicle transition could create unwanted air pollution hotspots in China and India .

The overwhelming majority of those emissions would come from refining and manufacturing nickel and cobalt -- important minerals for today 's electric vehicle batteries.

The researchers argue that countries must think strategically about building clean supply chains as they develop decarbonization plans.

The researchers examined how changing the battery chemistry in electric vehicles could avoid unwanted SO2 emissions at a more global scale.

While most electric vehicle batteries today rely on cobalt and nickel, the rise of alternative chemistries that use iron and phosphate (so-called lithium iron phosphate batteries) could circumvent some of the concerns associated with mining and refining.

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