The EU is in a global race with China, as well as the United States, to manufacture electric vehicles and obtain the cobalt and lithium needed to make EV batteries.
China is currently ahead in the race, but the EU reckons that it has given itself an Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.