February 15th, 2023. Can Your Electric Vehicle Be Hacked, Crashed, and Held for Ransom?
The President's Daily Brief
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Ford's Lightning Pickup Trucks Have a Dirty Cobalt Problem
Ford says they were conducting preshippment inspections of these lightning pickup trucks and came across at least one with a battery issue, although no details on what exactly that issue might be. Now it could be that the battery was made in China and Ford feels bad about that. But actually that brings up another very important update on the source of minerals inside that battery and not just in Ford's batteries, but in all electric vehicles. The country of Indonesia has just increased its production of the mineral moving up two spots past Australia and Russia, making it the world's second largest producer of cobalt right behind the Congo.
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