How Norway's phosphate reserves could power the electric vehicle revolution

Jul 19, 2023

A new discovery of phosphate rock in Norway could have huge implications for the electric vehicle industry. Image: Pexels/stein egil liland

Gavin D. J. Harper

Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham

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In demand: farmers and carmakers want phosphate rock. Image: Aleksandr Pobedimskiy / shutterstock

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