At $12,995, Is This 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP A Deal?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Solstice is one of two the seller is offering for sale, but it’s by far the more interesting of the pair. Let’s see if …
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Here’s How To Maximize The Lifespan Of An EV Battery
Keeping battery-powered electronics in good shape is an arcane art. Do you keep them on the charger, so they’re always at 100 percent when needed, or do you constantly charge …
Tesla Doesn’t Know If Children Are Mining Its Cobalt, And Doesn’t Seem To Care
Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn’t doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company …
There’s A Human Rights Abuse Problem In The EV Industry
While electric vehicles may be (theoretically) better for the environment than internal combustion-powered cars, the mining of minerals used to make their batteries is overrun with allegations of human abuse. …
Step Inside The Factory That Recycles 95 Percent Of EV Batteries
The first EV to go on sale in the U.S. might have been way back in the 1890s, but it’s not been until more recently that the tech has taken …
Deep-Sea Mining For EV Metals Is More Harmful Than We Thought
The effects of mining for polymetallic nodules and other EV battery metals in the deep sea are becoming clearer now that scientists are devoting studies to this so-called “sustainable mining” …