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2023-04-13 20:20:55 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Article is outdated and contains misleading information about the current state of electric vehicle batteries that contain cobalt and rare earth elements. Tesla, the largest produces of electric vehicles, has/is transitioning away from these materials. https://electrek.co/2020/06/16/tesla-secures-cobalt-deal-controversial-material/ https://electrek.co/2022/04/22/tesla-using-cobalt-free-lfp-batteries-in-half-new-cars-produced/ https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/tesla-charts-a-battery-powered-future-key-takeaways-from-2023-investor-day

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• Article is outdated and contains misleading information about the current state of electric vehicle batteries that contain cobalt and rare earth elements. Tesla, the largest produces of electric vehicles, has/is transitioning away from these materials. https://electrek.co/2020/06/16/tesla-secures-cobalt-deal-controversial-material/ https://electrek.co/2022/04/22/tesla-using-cobalt-free-lfp-batteries-in-half-new-cars-produced/ https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/tesla-charts-a-battery-powered-future-key-takeaways-from-2023-investor-day