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Originally Posted by Dbone
While I agree it's getting better, slave labour is still a thing. Maybe less in the factories (though BYD disagrees: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v5n7w55kpo) the point was more about their supply chain. From what I've read, they don't seem to care if it's kids digging up the cobalt or not.
Anyway, I don't want to pretend my shit doesn't stink. The industry I've been working in for the past few years has it's own battles to keep it's supply chain clear of this sort of thing. It's a struggle. |
not sure on the exact numbers but most EVs regardless of hq location or country of origin who aren't contracted for korean cells are more likely than not to be sourcing from china
maybe RZD has more insight and which automaker orders from CATL et al
seems like a bigger pivot since 2022/2023 towards chinese batteries to get costs down