Pacific Island Nations Seek Greater Control Over Minerals Needed for Electric Vehicles

• Mountain slopes stripped off their flora in New Caledonia. The French territory in the South Pacific is well known for its massive nickel deposits.

• As the U.S., Europe, China and Japan in the northern hemisphere race to put electric vehicles on roads by offering subsidies and building infrastructure

• southern hemisphere nations rich in the minerals EVs need to roll along those roads are mounting a challenge for control of the automotive revolution

• Bolivia, one of the southern hemisphere countries trying to engineer this power shift, has agreed to let China give it a hand

• February 25, 2024 1505 JST | Pacific Islands TOKYO