T&E: ‘Smaller cars can reduce demand for critical metals’

July 18, 2023

We can easily save 25% in resources if we accept to drive smaller and lighter electric cars with smaller batteries, says Transport & Environment /T&E

Cutting battery sizes, improving chemistries, and reducing private car journeys can cut the expected consumption of critical materials in BEVs by 36-49% by 2050, says the NGO Transport & Environment based on a new analysis of a study ordered and conducted by the green group. Demand for battery raw materials in Europe will increase rapidly

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