As adoption of electric vehicles becomes more widespread, the impact of mining the materials required is becoming increasingly apparent. The material is predominately mined in Australia, Canada, Russia, Indonesia and the Philippines. In a recent report from the World Resources Institute, Australia was ranked as having one of the highest rates of coal use per capita among developed countries.
As adoption of electric vehicles becomes more widespread, the impact of mining the materials required is becoming increasingly apparent. The material is predominately mined in Australia, Canada, Russia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The process of mining nickel-rich ores generates significant amounts of waste material, such as slag and significant amounts of dust, containing copper, cobalt and chromium.