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2023-04-14 02:40:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 492F5CFD79DEB77DCB0A461EAD7C4FB13127DDDBB9A87C74F35F0CF1053DB2E0
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Article is outdated and contains misleading information about the current state of electric vehicle batteries that contain cobalt and rare earth elements.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
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