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Incredible supply chain of electric vehicles

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The battery powering a sleek new EV has effectively traveled the entire globe before the car is even assembled. From lithium mined in the high deserts of Chile to cobalt extracted in the Congo, the raw materials are shipped to mega-factories in Asia for processing. The hidden logistics of zero-emission driving involve a carbon-heavy maritime dance spanning tens of thousands of ocean miles.

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