The electric vehicle producer has emerged as the primary purchaser of nickel from the Goro mine in New Caledonia. This crucial component for its vehicle batteries, until recently extracted through methods deemed environmentally damaging, socially irresponsible, and politically fraught, as noted by the New York Times.
The picturesque New Caledonian coastline, bordering the Coral Sea, undergoes a stark transformation ascending a hill at the southern end of the main island. A landscape of crimson earth, industrial smokestacks, and massive trucks traversing a barren terrain comes into view, as depicted in the New York Times:
The Goro mine […] is believed to hold up to a quarter of the globe’s nickel reserves’’.
Tesla assumed the position of primary customer in late September 2021. The automaker aims to oversee its supply chain, ensuring ethically and ecologically sound mineral extraction for its car batteries.
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This presents a challenging dichotomy for manufacturers such as Tesla, according to the publication:
While consumers favor electric vehicles for their eco-friendly image, the process of obtaining key materials like nickel is environmentally damaging,
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