How carmakers' switch to electric vehicles will strain supply of battery minerals

Jun 25, 2021

Billions of electric vehicles are expected to hit the world's roads in coming decades. Image: Michael Marais/Unsplash

Patrick Hillberg

Adjunct professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Oakland University

Sawyer Hall

M.S. Candidate in Systems Engineering, Oakland University

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