Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla Batteries Linked to Destructive Deforestation of Indigenous Lands
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A part of the batteries that equip the vehicles of Stellantis, Renault and Volkswagen are manufactured at the cost of the destruction of entire portions of primary forests in Indonesia, in total illegality. The result is the extraction of nickel, according to an unprecedented and joint investigation by the "Guardian", "Mediapart" and "Voxeurop".
EV Battery Nickel Linked to Rainforest Loss in Tolaki Lands
Nickel from mines linked to deforestation in Sulawesi may be part of battery supply chains for Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla, according to an analysis of company disclosures and trade flows from the past two years. The mines are connected to tree loss in primary rainforest within nickel-rich woodlands inhabited by the Tolaki people. Sulawesi is […] The post EV Battery Nickel Linked to Rainforest Loss in Tolaki Lands first appeared on EnviroLink Net…
Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands
Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by Tolaki people in Indonesia Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla are among the electric carmakers whose batteries may contain nickel mined in indigenous woodlands plagued by deforestation, an analysis has found, highlighting the struggle to make vehicles that…
On the island of Sulawesi the nickel is located under a very high biodiversity area. Volkswagen and Stellantis use it for their batteries. The consequences: erosion and contamination. The natives: "Doing evil to these hills will cause evil to fall on those who have done it"
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