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Panasonic plans to halve cobalt in car batteries

Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The spread of EVs is widely expected to result in shortages of the mineral.
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By:
Makiko Yamazaki
July 12, 2018 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Panasonic plans to halve the cobalt content of its mass-produced automotive batteries "in two to three years," an executive at the Japanese conglomerate said, as battery makers look to reduce costs.

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