Video: COBALT IN EV BATTERIES? The Story of Cobalt & its importance to Batteries & Electric Cars

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Cobalt has hit the headlines in recent years in relation to its role in batteries and reports of controversial mining, but how much do you really know about it? It's been with us for thousands of years but as the world becomes more electrified our interest in this chemical element has grown.

Cobalt plays a key part in Lithium-Ion batteries which can be found in pretty much anything electrical we use from hearing aids to electric cars. But at what cost? With recycling challenges and work needed to ensure mining of cobalt is ethical, do we really need it? Could future batteries be cobalt free?

Thank you to The Faraday Institution for their contribution to this episode - https://www.faraday.ac.uk

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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:24 Supernova creation 2:17 What is cobalt? 4:00 What does it look like? 5:36 Cobalt & batteries 7:48 Sourcing cobalt 9:25 Cobalt mining 10:49 Ethical concerns 11:46 Model mines 12:17 Recycling challenges 14:52 Energy costs 16:08 Design importance 17:09 Do we need it? 18:37 Cobalt free batteries 19:28 The story continues... 20:02 Subscribe, support, join

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