Tesla and Mercedes Benz, are rushing to secure graphite supply from outside dominant producer China, as demand for graphite in electric vehicle (EV) batteries now exceeds other uses for the mineral.
Car makers have been slow to plan for graphite shortages, focusing mainly on better-known battery materials lithium and cobalt, even though graphite is the largest battery component by weight.
Submitted June 28, 2023 at 05:14AM by Greentag55 https://ift.tt/9tYXQTL
