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How Nickel Is Mined for EV Makers Like Tesla | WSJ

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Nickel is a key component in many EV batteries, and Indonesia is by the far the world’s biggest supplier of the mineral. But obtaining nickel for electric car makers like Tesla is dirty work and is quite polluting to the environment.

WSJ takes a visit to Obi Island for a rare look inside one of the country’s biggest nickel plants that is key in the global nickel supply chain. We reveal the heavy environmental toll behind mining and processing the metal.

00:00 The world’s largest producer of nickel
00:46 Why Indonesia for nickel
01:58 Environmental impact
03:02 Nickel mining

#Nickel #EV #WSJ
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Television
Tags
indonesia, nickel, obi island
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