Could smaller cars hold the answer to critical mineral concerns?

Cecilia Keating
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Advertising pictures for General Motors' all-electric SUV | Credit: iStock
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Advertising pictures for General Motors' all-electric SUV | Credit: iStock

New research argues policies that promote smaller, cheaper, more resource-efficient cars could slash Europe's passenger vehicle sector's dependency on critical minerals by over 20 per cent

The public safety and climate dangers of the trend towards ever-larger passenger cars have been well documented. Guerilla climate activists the Tyre Extinguishers have been prowling European city streets...

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