Child Labor in Electric Car Manufacturing

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The EV revolution is upon us. But, is the green revolution truly green? Well, Governments and carmakers are fully invested in electric cars and they show no signs of slowing down. But it turns out that EVs produce a little more than zero emissions, and worse than that, the process of manufacturing Lithium-Ion batteries has proven to be highly conflict-ridden, largely in part to huge corporations mining with exploited workers and child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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@ayushetam9919 2 жыл бұрын

I was presenting a project in my college for alternatives to Li-ion batteries and when I was explaining the need for the same and brought up this point, one of my professors said "that's not important" it really shows how little people actually care about such things and its heartbreaking.

@arturofernandez8487 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, that statement is just inhumane, I just hope he wasn’t serious

@wsx2000lol 2 жыл бұрын

You could cancel your professor

@ayushetam9919 2 жыл бұрын

@@wsx2000lol I presented this in the university and a lot of people were impressed so I got clearance to issue a research paper and the first thing I did was write a letter to get my project guides changed because i don't wanna work with people who cannot value and respect other people's basic rights

@uwucaffeineaddiction4023 2 жыл бұрын

Well it’s the same deal when you buy chocolate Or certain needed materials on clothes, all of it is exploited

@ayushetam9919 2 жыл бұрын

@@uwucaffeineaddiction4023 I know, but the amount of people who actually care is what surprises me

@basithph8958 2 жыл бұрын

This is what every activist, every environmentalist, every green supporter needs to watch because this is a problem that is much worse than putting EV cars on the road

@gregkollaeg2365 Жыл бұрын

Look up how tires for your care are made!

@drakon1300 Жыл бұрын

look at where all the plastic parts come from.... petroleum products....

@Midnight_34 Жыл бұрын

@@gregkollaeg2365 is there any way to make tires using greener materials ik tires cause alot of pollution

@Indabin 11 ай бұрын

People say green is what we need.

@sacramentofoodforest 5 ай бұрын

Scientist here. I’m a environmentalist and activist. I’m on your side tho. Many of us agree ev is not the solution at this time. Maybe in like 10/15 years when we have a better battery and real ev infrastructure. But pretty much every scientist I know agree hybrids are best right now.

@AndrewMalkin 2 жыл бұрын

I originally subscribed for your Supra content, but these documentaries you've been putting out for a while now have been amazing. The production and editing is just top notch.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Andrew!

@tonyhuang431 Жыл бұрын

I can agree

@umaizahaque8987 Жыл бұрын

Same

@scoobyandscrappy1 Жыл бұрын

You’re presenting some facts, but you’re so fos

@frankndirangu4340 2 жыл бұрын

I'm From Kenya....Heard the child speak Kiswahili......and really it hurts deep.....Thankyou for such an honest documentary

@kb0x Жыл бұрын

oh damn a kenyan homie, im a kenyan american, happy to meet another kenyan here

@DJPleasureSeekingMissle 2 жыл бұрын

That’s why I am still driving my old Miata and carry around an IPhone 6S. Everyone around me says I need to upgrade but I don’t see the need to. Still does everything well and works perfectly. I know it’s not much, but I hope I am at least helping create a more egalitarian and less consumerist driven society ✌️. Great video as well!

@SHIAINTHECITY 2 жыл бұрын

Such an important topic! Honestly the research that goes into these videos is unparalleled.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@michaelbrinks8089 2 жыл бұрын

@@albonfilms The VW xl-1 Hybrid (small light 2 seated diesel/electric) gets over 200 mpgs on a fully charged battery. They used lots of carbon fiber to keep weight down making it expensive. But it's 100% proof that any car maker can make a small 2 seated hybrid commuter car that can get at least 125 mpgs. Plus covering it in solar cells would also extend range/mpgs....Yet car companies refuse to build them, they'll make a 50 mpg Toyota Prius but not a 125 mpg 2 seated car that's 100% buildable....Sooooooo, if climate change is the huge emergency the Globalists Leaders say it is, why aren't they building these 125mpg hybrids to drastically reduce emissions? If a 125mpg hybrid costs say $25,000 it'd eventually pay for itself VS a 35 mpg car. Our Globalist leaders are either major hypocrites or "climate change deniers" Their carbon footprints are a million times higher than the average persons. Despite being able to afford to power their mansions off 100% wind & solar for some reason they don't.

@AndrewMalkin 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbrinks8089 That car is rather expensive and rather slow. It wouldn't appeal to most people. Probably why it and others like it have never gone into production.

@michaelbrinks8089 2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMalkin Agreed,expensive & slow but they could make something similar using aluminum instead of expensive carbon fiber & give it a little more power and still get around 100-125 mpg vs 225 mpg

@damilolaakanni Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMalkin it was actually produced, albeit in small numbers and in Europe only.

@takurachitukuta6884 2 жыл бұрын

Finally😭i really do appreciate your content...... Thank you.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you!

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Since making this video, Tesla has announced that they will be rolling out their LiFePO (cobalt-free) batteries to all Standard Range Model 3s globally. This is a big step forward and good on Tesla for doing it! But we need every model of every EV to be made without conflict-ridden materials, and that includes Lithium mined in Congo. Links to charities are in the description! Does this video change your outlook on EVs? And beyond EVs, what about the battery in your phone or computer? Do you think your buying habits will change knowing where the materials come from? I'm curious, drop a comment!

@nikisepps 2 жыл бұрын

I mean controversial take here, but so much from cobalt mining and other raw resources come from Africa and other areas with exploited workers and human (effectively) slave labor. If you don't buy from them they loose what little stability they have in their life, and all of our products will get exponentially far more expensive. So...umm...is our modern society always built on slaves but we just push them further away from our sphere of influence so we don't feel quite as bad? I mean morally I'm in agreement, it's a horrible practice. But I'm skeptical if it can be avoided.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

@@nikisepps I think you're forgetting the one main component between us and the exploited people of the DRC: Trillion-Dollar Corporations. We don't need to put people in Congo out of jobs, we just need companies like Apple, VW, and Tesla to actually make a real effort to pay these people livable wages and not take advantage of them. These companies actively make the choice to have it this way. Africa isn't poor and exploited because that's how Africa naturally is, it's because people value profit over their lives.

@btntv 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully we can recycle most of it one day ♻️

@andrewharris7868 2 жыл бұрын

I've already known about the toxic nature of batteries from the raw materials to their less and less ability to recycle. For me I always "rock it 'till the wheels fall off" with my phone, tv, laptop..

@andrewharris7868 2 жыл бұрын

@@albonfilms amen

@kanundrum 2 жыл бұрын

To Quote the Matrix: Ignorance is bliss. Also thanks for posting the organizations to support Congo just donated! I'd personally pay more to know my device/vehicle was made ethically but I'm sure not everyone would. Awesome content as per usual.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And the donation is much appreciated!! We gotta just do what we can!

@snowmanggaming3708 2 жыл бұрын

If people wanted to we really can be the ones who force this change, but most people would say, "oh how unfortunate" then continue to buy whatever even if the option of a ethically alternative was produced. Politicians will just get a fat payout from the corporations to keep these operations in tact.

@takurachitukuta6884 2 жыл бұрын

Its really sad how these kids have to work under such conditions. My country is near DRC and i never knew this happens.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it really is so sad. Something people need to know about!

@X7rocks 2 жыл бұрын

Governments can try to force the legislation, but it's up to us to tell them we're not interested. You can have the ability to choose your vehicle without government getting involved. We the people control what we purchase. Not governments.

@traviswalker8933 2 жыл бұрын

That's authority in democracy.

@LawrenceTimme 2 жыл бұрын

You don't though. Most people lap up whatever the government say without question and if you don't you will be forced to through high taxing of petrol or subsidisation of electric cars.

@southsidedezi 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what an amazing video. Just blown away with the content, information, and the focus on the reality of how the wheel turns. It's so sad to see exploitation of people from poor countries just because companies need to save some money and put billions in their own pockets. Had to hold back my emotions 😥 watching this video. Keep up the amazing work guff.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah it really is crazy how widespread this level of exploitation is, and how little we know about it.

@oneobjective5448 2 жыл бұрын

Respect for taking on a difficult subject. Videos like this don't necessarily get picked up by the algorithm but they're important videos nonetheless. I've always heard about the debate for electric cars having a cost to the environment but you covered it the best so far

@makichandes 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good video. We are covering child labor in the Victorian Era and I mentioned child labor now. KZfaq led us to your video. My children's heart break for those child slaves. Their little eyes teared up and their minds were made up to not support these industries that use child labor. Thank your for this video.

@a51nx 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is super underrated. Thank you for the video. I'm blown away

@drfdwf392 2 жыл бұрын

Why does this only have 13k views? I hope this gets seen more and bring attention to these issues, and that these big companies will start doing something about it.

@the.natural.guy. 3 ай бұрын

Shadow b&nned video, that's why

@darius2640 2 жыл бұрын

looking forward to having EVs for everyone but I'll still be holding onto my 90's honda just in case they decide to pull some tricks like planned obsolescence, advertising on the infortainment or tracking where you drive or having a monopoly on servicing them and locking you out of supercharger network if you change your own lightbulb. At least I truly own my old shitbox I know exactly how it works and can fix it myself with a hammer and a 10mm and its 100% analog and cant be tracked or tinkered with by anyone over the internet, plus its so reliable it ran perfect for 22 years and will probably still run 22 years more

@WarCry389 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Still driving my 1985 mr2 everyday 🖐🏻

@youraveragejdmenthusiast430 2 жыл бұрын

@@WarCry389 I want to save up on AE86 aka the front engined mr2 because why not and drive it.

@gringostarr69 Жыл бұрын

This must be your most important video you have made. So many people are totally ignorant about the exploitations of child-labour..

@NatoriousGamePlay 2 жыл бұрын

The problem is not what powers the car, but the car itself. Trains, in all it's forms, are the ultimate solution to solving the whole environmental problem. Trains require less space and maintenance. They fit more people. Can be powered fully electric, are faster, etc. Better city design and planning (less regulations and zoning) and governments and cities slowly phasing out car use in cities, will solve the problem. Simply replacing gas cars with electric ones will not solve the issue. It just shifts the problem area. And it completely ignores the true causes for the problems we are facing today

@wackoterp7026 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, for example when computer s were created people assume that written in a paper would vanish saving millions of trees being used as paper but it did all the opposite since people will now mass print stuff for everything. We simply can't cheat the universe system and as long as humanity is fighting against each other we would never find the real purpose of a intelligent species

@mog7501 2 жыл бұрын

It sucks that your most important video is one of your least viewed ones. At the end of the day, as much as we love cars, cars are still cars but the people that are impacted by their production and use is a more serious topic. Thanks for bringing light to this. - a Senegalese petrolhead

@shiftautomotive854 2 жыл бұрын

They don’t want to hear the truth, they think driving a Tesla they’re making a change 😂

@___-ht6js 2 жыл бұрын

There's other types of batteries which although hold less power are more ethical to make, and alternative fuels like hydrogen fuel and hydrogen fuel cells are a more ethical and legitimate way to solve this issue of pollutive production. I want to become an engineer for this very reason, so that these people don't have to suffer and so that there can be a more ethical and sustainable future.

@ProjectSun91 Жыл бұрын

There is a good reason why Toyota never rushes and put more eggs in one basket on EV for these exact reasons pointed out in this video and would rather take the multi approach of alternative fuels like Hydrogen, Hybrids, Biofuels, and E-fuels to further make improvements on proven technologies of ICE and Hybrids which is rather clever of them, to say the least. Especially when Akio Toyoda though no longer as a CEO but a Chairman of Toyota knows very well how the automotive industry works for many years of experience before people start talking crap about them thinking what a stubborn man he is when really it's quite the opposite and is already ahead of time.

@i_arun 2 жыл бұрын

Such an impactful video . I was planning to get myself a new phone, however now I belive it can wait until I actually need one. Good Job !

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

That's the right mentality Arun! I appreciate you!

@djouji7620 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you for sharing this info with all of us here on the web, this needs to be on every single news broadcast! At least now we can make an informed choice.

@7league89 Жыл бұрын

I usually skip through a long video but now your content is making me watch full videos

@nrkeks2347 2 жыл бұрын

I've never watched any automotive-related video any more impactful than this one.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@TheCldr 2 жыл бұрын

You haven't said anything new, I knew everything you said, but the way you put it, was so easy to people to understand, many people believe that the EV a green clean solution, but still far from it, and another big issue is ,if this works drys out, how the kids will feed they families? Sad, isn't? Good video

@hatefunwrx 2 жыл бұрын

A little late to the part but, I used ro tell people this stuff a while back and they thought I was crazy. Great video

@tonihandoko9706 2 жыл бұрын

Stopping to buys electronics with batteries is not the solution. those exploitation will only continue to another source to exploit. lets say the cobalt demand is now zero, child labor will only be redirected to be exploited on another things, maybe tantalum for chipset, maybe precious mineral stones, or any other, you name it. What we need is a system that support the industry from source to end product in a way that they will ensure to keep safe the human rights, globally.

@ChaseDiaz_garage_works 2 жыл бұрын

Only 4.4k views? I am sharing this. Odd there isn’t more I think. Thanks Albon!

@christiereynolds1335 Жыл бұрын

I already researched and knew of the Congo's abused children in the mines. It is my nightmare turned reality as a mother, as a human being.

@jessklay8594 Жыл бұрын

My heart has shattered into a million pieces. Great video thank you

@bilalmaster7050 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thanks Albon!

@michaelbrinks8089 2 жыл бұрын

Electric prices will soon go up. Instead of paying $3.50 for a gallon of gas to go 35 miles. You'll pay $3.50 at the charging station to get 35 miles of range. That big electricity guzzling Cyber truck will cost you $70-$80 to get you 250 miles.

@thebritishbookworm2649 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. 👏 Excellent work. EXCELLENT.

@freedomdoc9278 Жыл бұрын

Love the Lexus EV commercial on report of blood cobalt

@dickhertz4514 4 ай бұрын

ETHANOL/Bio Diesel should be an Option in every Gas Station

@ev4n5eli0n01 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. I feel like the ethics in this are a much larger issue that strict carbon emissions. I also think it’s crazy for the world to completely jump from one diminishing resource to another quite limited resource. We should be utilizing all forms of energy for automobiles.

@OldSchool9690 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent in depth research. Great job

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dariocruz3259 2 жыл бұрын

Great insight, thanks for sharing.

@stradegy3338 2 жыл бұрын

Governments, so much for promoting ethics. Good job on exposing them bro

@noecastro1256 2 жыл бұрын

Learned a lot from this video. Good job!

@paul5683 Жыл бұрын

Leave it to the Chinese to ramp up the mining process in the Congo to a super efficient operation that will help these kids.

@JEMurl 2 жыл бұрын

But if they are forbidden from working, What other source of income will they have? How will they survive?

@bosmawub7392 Жыл бұрын

Great video, there are not too many people talking about this

@orwhynotrandom3593 Жыл бұрын

Really hoping hydrogen becomes standard with evs seeing hydrogen is better for utes trucks and can be an avenue for higher range and faster fueling like the dynamic of current petrol diesel and LPG hopefully we get electric and hydrogen

@Midnight_34 Жыл бұрын

Water has hydrogen that's a good idea but those hydrogen stations cost 1M to make and there barely any hydrogen stations that's a big issue for hydrogen cars

@youraveragejdmenthusiast430 2 жыл бұрын

Alright, old car, second hand phone and desktop all the way right now.

@Rooey129 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, as always!

@samusaran7317 2 жыл бұрын

This is only scratching the surface but any eyes on something is better than nothing.

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@nicholaslewis654 2 жыл бұрын

eye opening, nice work!

@5cylinderdreamz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this

@KeyPro97 2 жыл бұрын

I subscribed to you today because your channel is awesome! I feel bad for the congo people so I'm not gonna ask my parents for a new phone and keep my old one.

@Midnight_34 Жыл бұрын

U know that u can recycle ur batteries we should recycle batteries more phone companies should just give us the the right to repair our own phones and ur phone will become unusable by 10 yrs cuz the processor would have become so old that ur phone can't even run

@iyzer8141 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your content bro.... u Deserve 100k subs... oh wait Congratulations....

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, brother!

@njhgv9192 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot about the second part of the batteries. Lithium. People in Chile are starved of water because companies are using all that limited water for mining lithium. The people in chile dont have enough water to grow food or quench thirst. Please research this aswell.

@milanmathew6230 2 жыл бұрын

10k view for such a good video fam... U r underrated

@majland1 Жыл бұрын

Nice🔥

@CarsOverPeople 10 ай бұрын

It’s all about control. With EV’s, they have full control over your car. They can lock you in/out of the car, turn it on/off, etc. Not to mention, all the Teslas have cameras everywhere so they can watch & listen in on you as well.

@AbduMad 2 жыл бұрын

This is a big deal that nobody wants to talk about! thank you for bringing this up

@minimale85 2 жыл бұрын

You are great man!

@Cernunn0s90 2 жыл бұрын

The 20% number is actually not entirely correct. It's about 20% if the cars are the same size/weight, but EVs are much larger and heavier on average, meaning the amount of CO2 that is released during the production of a EV is higher than the 11.000kg number for the average EV. Basically, if you compare a small gas hatchback with an EV SUV which are the big sellers, then over the liftetime of those cars 10-15 years (without a battery swap), they will be about even. It ends up about the same, especially if you consider that there is engine tech on the horizon that will reduce emissions by 30% in the next couple of years. EVs being good for the environment is not really true in most cases. It ends up being pretty close, just with more rare earth metals and child labour. At least the manufacturers get a bigger cut from selling EVs so they are happy.

@DRcrimeinvestigate 2 жыл бұрын

someone atleast talked on this topic

@tomaszsudo1617 2 жыл бұрын

First Leopold II of Belgium and now cobalt mining in Congo.

@the-boring-car-guy Жыл бұрын

Subbed. Excellent videos

@VxO4fame Жыл бұрын

Its a shame to see youtube not supporting this video more.

@ezequielvega7820 2 жыл бұрын

How t’f do you only have 14k views! Smh Will share good stuff!! I agree with your outro and tha ks for making something like this!

@unitedhvacelectrical7076 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely informative & excellent content.. like always Albon man your efforts of true information not though of by society is really appreciated ❤️thanks!

@jonasweber9408 9 ай бұрын

Important topic but what really shocks me is that nobody is talking about the massive use of cobalt by the oil industry… it’s used to remove sulfur from crude oil and people simply don’t know this… people are rightfully complaining about cobalt use in EVs while using cobalt every time they drive ICE cars 😢

@82turbo 2 жыл бұрын

I like how in listening to this while I’m cleaning my model 3

@moshoeshoemokaloba3456 2 жыл бұрын

Africa must wake up, if these minerals were in the developed world you wouldn't see this level on exploitation. Africa needs better leaders who care for its people and environment.

@alextouth6524 Жыл бұрын

The petrol cars ban thing is not about the emissions, it's about EU not wanting to rely on imports :/

@Dethflash Жыл бұрын

Fairphone is the only smart phone brand i know that buys ethically sourced electronics, all fair pay and working conditions, and no child labor.

@mbond007 2 жыл бұрын

In real world,there is modern slavery but people are ignoring this because they dont want ruin their comfortable and luxury life.

@borla4491 2 жыл бұрын

👍.

@uwucaffeineaddiction4023 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video can you also make one on exposing the human rights abuses in getting gasoline in your car. Last I checked the only country that mind gasoline that did not have human rights abuses involved in the trade was the country of Norway.

@kaMosGO Жыл бұрын

Hey man, I love your content and you pointing out these issues is amazing work! I miss one point in your conclusion: The electric vehicle itself is not the problem. We as consumers and people who can vote in democratic states need to show, that we want to have the issues fixed surrounding battery production. Nethertheless, we all want and will need battery powered devices and vehicles in our daily life, and being informed about the glaring problems shouldn't lead us to damning electric mobility in general. We "just" need to stop exploiting humans for it. To add to that: Conventional powered cars use batteries and loads of smart devices using materials sourced in the same inhuman way as Cobalt, and VW especially even produces parts not only for their EVs with forced labor, Uigur workers in China

@kristianbrown358 2 жыл бұрын

Guff this vid was so 🔥

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kristian!

@borla4491 2 жыл бұрын

Porsche', is currently creating Synthetic Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines.

@vintagespeedshop Жыл бұрын

Akira Yoshino did not make the discovery at all. M. Stanley Whittingham developed the first lithium battery in 1970 which was then improved to a lithium ion battery by John B Goodenough in 1980. Goodenough's work was commercialized through Sony by Akira Yoshino, who had contributed additional improvements to the battery construction.[14] Goodenough received the Japan Prize in 2001 for his discoveries of the materials critical to the development of lightweight high energy density rechargeable lithium batteries

@sv_cheats1970 2 жыл бұрын

I love how even though this is a professionally done video, the title and thumbnail make it have 10k view's but a video on a JDM car price rising gets 100 000's of views. Shows how people can't stand reality.

@CMDRSweeper Жыл бұрын

Cobalt is just one thing, you also have the rare earths that present a different kind of danger. They poison the land when mined, and in China that have been a major supplier of rare earth materials cheaply, you now have problems growing food because the land is poisoned from these mining operations. Rare earth consumption isn't just limited to EV's though, there is a lot of other electronic devices that needs it and the supply is currently scarce, which makes it ripe for exploitation.

@PhoneCase 2 жыл бұрын

This is underrated

@anthonypararajasingham 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed

@AnimeRoot Жыл бұрын

The good news is that companies are moving away from cobalt when they can. New battery tech is coming with iron and poly based cells, heck even carbon. Green is just a buzz word, all things that move consume energy in one way or another. I love gas and EV tech, but for different reasons and applications. Energy is never free, no matter how you spin it.

@user-ux4gq5tj4o 2 жыл бұрын

THIS RIGHT HERE

@1practicaljoker Жыл бұрын

And you didn’t even mention the impact on the environment of all the lithium ion batteries being dumped in landfills just because someone wants the latest iPhone

@LawrenceTimme 2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty obvious that in 2030 instead of saying we are going to run out of oil they will be saying we are running out of lithium and so we need to jump onto the next auto industry fad.

@andrewharris7868 2 жыл бұрын

Want to know something sad. Like epic sad. I was thinking about this video today and it occurred to me; seems people were more upset over SSC bogus record than what's going on in battery production.

@xenofalcon Жыл бұрын

I am still, to this day, more optimistic with hydrogen engines. Toyata's been making some serious ground with their engine.

@megapet777 Жыл бұрын

Also what happens to EVs when cobalt and other resources run out?

@Midnight_34 Жыл бұрын

Welp

@xivix6710 2 жыл бұрын

Guys leave comments for the algorithm to notice this video. Hope this reach more audience.

@hvacmania8323 2 жыл бұрын

How do you do it ?

@willyw0nka 2 жыл бұрын

Dang, this makes me sad that its not a super mainstream issue. What do yall know about the recycling of lithium ion?

@davebrittain9216 2 жыл бұрын

This is not the problem of the manufacturer it is the problem of the people doing it. The lack of education in these areas where they are mining is the real problem. These people have no clue they are working for nothing. If they knew what their life was compared to others they would not do it.

@christianhumer3084 2 жыл бұрын

Pss, dont mention the materials for cathalytic converters and for for the refinery processes, where it cant be recycled...

@albonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Catalytic converters are awful for the environment as well. The figures for the production emissions of ICE catalytic converters are included in the 9000KG figure. The materials used (Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium) are at a smaller scale. Largely mined in South Africa and Russia. There aren't nearly as many records of large scale human rights violations with these metals, but I'm sure it's occured.

@BPEKSupraInteractive 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what to do now...

@_suprasteve_2186 2 жыл бұрын

And again with the SUPER informative video. Man, your content lately has been amazing

@CorollaChronicles 2 жыл бұрын

I'm holding off on anything EV until the production emissions are far better than contemporary gasoline and hybrid vehicles. And I'm waiting until the EV drivetrain tech trickles down to low-technology cars in the $20,000 range.

@MrX-jc7hf Жыл бұрын

We should get everybody on hybrid cars by 2035

@SagBobet 2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, the Congolese are always gonna be poor unless you give them a chance to become rich. If they don't work in a cobalt mine or another dangerous job, what other options do they have? All rich countries went through the same process of poverty -> bad working conditions and child labor -> factories -> schooling -> better working conditions -> more pay -> rising levels of wealth and expansion of the middle class -> higher education. If you take away these opportunities they will remain poor. Couple that with Westerners trying to reduce reliable fossil fuel usage in poor countries, and they have no hope of achieving the same levels of wealth and quality of life that we have. It seems Westerners don't care enough to think about it any deeper than the surface level though.