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The electric vehicle industry needs to "make the world's first completely ethical battery with five years," human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Thursday. The London-based organization accused electric automakers of failing to curb human rights abuses, including child labor, linked to the mining of key minerals needed for batteries. "Finding effective solutions to the climate crisis is an absolute imperative, and electric cars have an important role to play in this," Amnesty International chief Kumi Naidoo said. "But without radical changes, the batteries which power green vehicles will continue to be tainted by human rights abuses." Read more: Racing towards the unknown, but in an electric car Watch video 28:34 Share The true cost of electric cars Send Facebook Twitter google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/38vpF The true cost of electric cars "People or … [Read more...] about Electric carmakers must make ‘ethical battery’: Amnesty

2019 Ram 1500 eTorque first drive “The Ram 1500 is easily the most refined, luxurious, innovative, and best-driving truck available today.” Smooth, quiet, and refined drive Function of 48-volt system does away with annoying auto engine stop-start lag The best driving pick-up truck on the market Upscale interior, even on the less luxurious versions Still a capable full-size pickup Can get pricey when you load up the options Dial transmission selector needs some getting used to Odd standard and optional equipment arrangement If pickup trucks are a bit distant to you and all seem pretty much the same, that wouldn’t be an unfair assessment. But despite just being welded girders with wheels, an engine, a cab, and a bed all mounted on top, they all have their own personalities and behave a bit differently. Ram stands out with more innovation and upscale features. Despite what strongly opinionated, loyal, hardcore pickup … [Read more...] about 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque first drive review

Sony’s PlayStation 4 is designed to feel impenetrable. The machine — jet black, almost brutalist in shape — conceals its function to the untrained eye. Power on and disk eject buttons, as well as the actual disk drive, are almost invisible. It’s as if Sony hopes to imbue the object with a sense of mystery and awe. The PlayStation 2 played with similar emotions at the turn of the millennium, sitting bolt upright like the Monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey. But the most recent PlayStation looks more like the headquarters of a galactic government. Its secrets, though, couldn’t be more terrestrial, originating deep within Earth’s crust and at the hands of workers across the globe. Far from being detached from the environment, the PlayStation 4 is an object hewn from its materials and inhabitants. As the climate crisis chastens and public awareness grows, environmental concerns have finally made their way to the video game industry. Sony recently signed up … [Read more...] about The environmental impact of a PlayStation 4