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There's a pretty good chance the battery of the Electric Car you are charging was manufactured in China: their EV production industry accounts for around 58% of global production. Picture of a woman charging an EV.

Economy economy

The EV Battery Race Is Over — China Won

by Ben Kutz December 17, 2024May 24, 2025

Bird's eye view of a protests against Rio Tinto's Jadar Project in Belgrade on Aug. 10

Economy european union

Can Serbian Environmentalists Block Europe’s Richest Lithium Mine?

by Antonela Riha October 30, 2024

View of the new plant for the production of lithium carbonate at the Uyuni salt lake in the municipality of Rio Grande.

Economy technology

How Socialist Bolivia Is Trying To Cash In On Lithium, To The Benefit Of China

by Sergio Herrera Deza February 8, 2024May 21, 2025

A lithium mine and vehicles seen from above

Lithium Mining: How The Clean Energy Rush Repeats Old Cycles Of Global Exploitation

by Valeria Berghinz May 21, 2024

A yellow digger is dwarfed by the Lac des Iles graphite mine in Quebec

Inside Canada’s Mining Boom — And What It Could Mean For China

by Chloé Touchard July 22, 2023May 19, 2025

Lithium mine at Salinas Grandes salt desert Jujuy province, Argentina

Green climate crisis

The Dark Hidden Cost Of The Mineral That Makes Green Energy Possible

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 25, 2022May 24, 2025

Electric cars in Leipzig, Germany

The Dirty Truth Behind Electric Vehicles

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2018May 22, 2025

Electric car charging station in Germany

Green Or Gone pollution

Are Electric Cars Doomed To Be Just A Niche Market?

by Worldcrunch May 4, 2018May 20, 2025