The hidden cost of your electric vehicle: Indonesia’s nickel nightmare丨ABC News

Our transition to electric vehicles is coming at a price. Indonesia has the largest proven nickel reserves on the planet - and it’s a key component in EV batteries. A mining and refining boom is creating thousands of jobs and boosting the economy. But in its wake - it’s leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Hellena Souisa takes us across Indonesia’s nickel heartland to speak to those whose lives are being transformed - for the better, and the worse - by Indonesia’s race to become a global EV hub, powered by nickel.
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