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Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months ago

Are Volkswagen's EVs made with African conflict minerals?

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Are Volkswagen's EVs made with African conflict minerals?

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Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months ago
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Are Volkswagen's EVs made with African conflict minerals? – DW – 10/03/2025
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The German carmaker requires substantial amounts of minerals for its transition to electric vehicles. But new research by DW shows that some of Africa's most notorious smelters are part of Volkswagen's supply chain.
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    When a headline asks a yes/no question, the answer is always no.

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      According to new investigative research by DW and Dutch magazine De Groene Amsterdammer, 3TG conflict minerals are very likely to have ended up in the electric vehicles of Europe’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen (VW).

      Mostly true, but not in this case.

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      I get a feeling… Betteridge might be wrong.

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      Betteridge’s law.

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