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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Europe is ‘miles behind’ in race for raw materials used in electric car batteries

An electric battery charger is displayed at CTEK exhibition at The London EV Show, in London, Britain November 30, 2023.
The analysis suggests Tesla and China’s BYD are way ahead of many European rivals in securing access to key raw materials. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

European carmakers have secured less than a sixth of the key raw materials they will need by 2030 to make electric vehicle batteries, according to analysis that highlights the expected scramble for green-tech resources.

Carmakers have secured contracts for 16% of the lithium, cobalt and nickel required to hit their 2030 electric car sales targets, according to public disclosures analysed by Transport & Environment (T&E), a Brussels-based campaign group.

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