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will go for the electric with red, the auto mobility. hsu lu grim realities is to warn ukraine making driving more expensive if there is not enough material on the market, the price will go up. this is just the way it is. limitless possibilities is the driving us future of nobility already here. all the cars able to drive all on its own, there is no need for a driver that had destinies. can battery recycling make how electric, future cleaner and green when of the mock?

so fuzz unhealthy to recite that, that income is indeed settled. siphoned though it is getting up for a motive possible as he's complicated, exciting and hopeful on this episode of ref. ah, will we still be able to afford cars in the future? rushes warren ukraine is causing a huge crisis in already disrupted global car production chains. here are 5 reasons why driving a car could soon be unaffordable. dependency on russian. oil is driving gasoline prices higher and higher. rarely, mcgregor. we are seeing that because of the war and ukraine because of the problems

and sanctions with russia. vehicle usage will become more expensive and so we have to prepare for mobility becoming more expensive. and i'm a toy on the automotive industry, as being massively affected by the warp. important components are no longer available, such as wiring systems which consist of cable harnesses that were previously mainly produced. and ukraine. of course electric cars won't function without microchips, and neon gas from russia is needed to manufacture them. the precious metal palladium is also often sourced from russia. it's important for catalytic converters and combustion vehicles because it filters harmful exhaust gases. if there is not enough material on the market, the price will go up. this is just the way it is. so yes, i believe that the cars will become more expensive in the near future. ah,

a electric car production could soon run out of steam. this is because of the importance of one raw material for the construction of car batteries. nickel, germany for example, obtains 40 per cent of its required nichol from russian mines. nicholas a major component of the average car battery, along with lithium, manganese and cobalt. this could put the brakes on electro mobility. it's estimated that the war will increase fuel costs for internal combustion vehicles by an average of $700.00 euros a year. while the cost of electricity will rise by only $150.00 euro's a year. but the nickel problem is expected to increase the price of a gasoline vehicle by only $700.00 euros. while the price of an electric car will increase by around 2300 euro's good of you. so this is a tragedy. all yes right now would actually be the time to ramp up electron mobility

in order to become less dependent on oil and gas. for example, from russian. it's would be, i would that, but this is now becoming more difficult, right? because the ramp up is heavily dependent on raw materials, which are now becoming more expensive for electric vehicles, production through the portal to we're day late. go hot. so and many of these raw materials also come from russia, i was, was known as a result of the international sanctions against the country. the russian automotive market is collapsing until now. one died, the russian group of to vase and renew. nissan had the strongest presence. volkswagen had a market share of 12 percent in russia while b m. w and mercedes had 3 percent each. reno nissan is suffering the most from the collapse of the russian market with cancelled orders and production as a result. and with lotta production is down due to

a shortage in parts caused by international sanctions. if we cannot manufacture the cars, we cannot sell them. so it's, it's a simple equation. we just have to close down the factories. and if we close out the factories, people to have jobs. ah. mm hm. it's going to get harder to get around on 4 wheels. the days of cars in motion being status symbols. and people simply driving for pleasure may be gone for good because of the war and ukraine is conduct yolanda yet we're, it may lead to a situation where we have to limit ourselves a little more in terms of car mobility by driving less be go out and walk me through to put 45 percent of all trips by car and of all transport services by car

or triple for leisure and vacation. i tightened willow. so there are already possibilities to reduce one or the other i or the under the else to little ceiling cool bodies, automobile. the war in ukraine is casting dark shadows on the future of our automotive lifestyles with whenever there's something wrong and it just wouldn't allow you to thrive drive pilot there's no need for a driver. what we use is like 3 main sensors. to do that, we have a lighter sensor that is new to south driving car isn't too far away. ribs amana was schafer went to los angeles. does. he wasn't cds drive pilot autonomous system

can do right here. behind me, you can see then you asked glass, and in that one we're going to experience level 3. autonomous driving today. michael feltman is already sitting inside waiting for me. and i say, let's go. there are 5 levels of autonomy. stroke. level one is the most basic with minimal steering breaking and acceleration assistance. and level 5 is fully autonomous with no driver input. tech that right now is me a science fiction. a letter to system always has the driver in responsibility on. the new thing is for level 3 system that we have the responsibility switching from driver to system and is the 1st step we at mercedes do that with our dr pilot, on highways with a, with a system that is broken up to around 40 miles per hour on the 1st and 2021

contest started to sell and approve to level 3 traffic jam assistance system. although only in japan, there are a lot of sensors and everything involved what, what is there that you have to have if you want to achieve like autonomous driving? yeah, so the sensor said our testing is 2nd. we have a emergency vehicle coming up there by the way, the system would it detect or thing like that? exactly. if we are on the highway and the system is switched on in a traffic and it would be able to detect emergency vehicles either by siren or by the light. um and it would then the spec responsibility to the driver. so it, it has to switch off, and in that case the vehicles, the ability to give control back to the driver during an emergency is a legal requirement in germany. what we use is like 3 main sensors. to do

that, we have a lighter sensor that is new, and we also have, as we did in leather to systems, are radar sensors and a stereo camera in the front. you turn in the system processes all data within a fraction of a 2nd. in the event of a component failure and the driver doesn't take back control of the vehicle, the car will automatically perform a safe stop and alert emergency services. however, the autonomous driving system isn't reliant on just the senses. this is more or less also one of the main difference between lever to a level 3 that we not only believe the sensors that are looking outside. but we also know via g p s. and very precise met where we are. and so this gives us redundancy. um and so we to make sure that the vehicle ah yeah.

does what it needs to do inside the vehicle. we have a, a camera that is looking into the face of the driver to make sure that he is always capable of taking over the driving responsibility. again. the cds is the fast german. com, making it to receive approval for its autonomy attack. they can now salad system and then u. s. cranks and all the electric e q s. so in vehicles that have led to systems on board, you also need kind of an event data recorder to be able to see afterwards or analyze afterwards. what really happened in that situation? ah, the system is not only redundant sensors, but also the system is set up completely redundant in means off redundancy, the steering and the braking system in the, in the power supply. just to make sure that we at all times are able to get into it

safe state. and that would mean giving back the task to the driver in time. or if that is not possible. and for example, stop the vehicle in a safe manner. we are now at the kind of the limit we are executive 40 miles per hour and i switch it on with one press on that button on the steering wheel. i have to agree and now we are going in dr. pilot mode and this is right kind of the speed where we cannot go faster with that system. as you can see, i'll leave the vehicle is still visible. and now we did a new lead vehicle. they are driving around us a little bit because we are not as quick as the other ones. so right now i don't have to do anything. i'm just here as the, it's called the safety driver for now. and the system can handle cartoons. and as you also can see on the display,

no, we talked about you said it, the system only works up to up to 40 miles per hour. oh, why is that? why is there not a function for higher speed? yes. so let's call that and conservative approach. ok. with higher speeds there that say more risks that could mature and drive us up pretty good in, let's say, expecting those risks and, and knowing maybe if that risk is really eminent or not. so if i'm going to 50 on the highway kilometers per hour, i have to assume a few things like the next a. there is no vehicle here and things like that cannot be done by an automatic driving system. autonomous driving systems operating like on the basis of each other, sol, autonomous car driving behind an autonomous car. next soon autonomous car should be

no problem because all of these are working in a given set, but right and not on in the system. driving next to a driver because we all know a lot of people and we see them every day that drive and they do things in their car that you would not expect. and you cannot expect the system to expect. right. and that, that, that, that makes it so hard, and maybe that is also one of this additional let's say, points on by the speed is at 40 and why we do that in a traffic chin. to the cds is continuing to develop a system in the hopes that it might some day be used at highest detail. what i was wondering about, as you said earlier, there are a lot of sensors, lot of things working together. and everyone knows at home, for example, they'll, why fi it stops working or is working badly when the microwave is all know because the moon has gotten into the way of maurice and things like these actually. yeah, it kind of having all this additional equipment in the vehicle like the cameras and

the microphones and the set up a with additional let's say hot spot and all that. and like your equipment for taking this interview could have let to may be some issues like in the issues in the vehicle and the week of would have recognized that and then it would have said sorry, no, tries pilot available today for you as an arrow management running in the background, checking each cents or checking each e. see you checking if signals are coming at the right time from the right. is you with the right state and whenever there's something wrong and it just wouldn't allow you to try try pilot. and if you're already retrieving try pallets, it would then stop the cost to go thomas an additional $5000.00 euros next class. and around 7500 more in the h u. s. automated driving years, not only cost on the road, but it's also cost in parking garages that are especially made for that. and for

that, mercedes is already on level 4, so the cars able to drive all on its own. there is no need for a driver. and we're going to check that out right now. buddha needed valet parking, or 80 p allows drivers to drop off their car at special zones and have it find a parking spot or not turned at the touch of a button. but this to happen, the car needs to be a ton of course, and the infrastructure around that needs to be completely connected. think cameras, sensors and more. only then can the vehicle get the information it needs to find a spot and park itself. in july 2019 washing the sales receipt to permit to test a v p tech in the e class and a parking garage over mercedes benz museum inch took out. now 2 years on this class is the 1st production vehicle to feature 80 p technology, enabling it to park without a driver. but using the tech and realign depends on the availability of garages with the right infrastructure. and on lawmakers giving a b p the green light. the fully self driving car might be a while away,

but autonomy tech is already here with dr pilot, available in germany as of may 2022. if you want more read check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world, read can make you very happy with each classics and future tech or just some exciting content waiting for you. subscribe to us at youtube slash dw. read that you'll always be up to speed everywhere you look, it's batteries are included. be it on land,

on water or in the air. ever more things run on electrical power stored in batteries. but the thirst for electrification is swallowing. upper air materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt in the production of all those batteries. so how can we guarantee their supply? especially in times of crisis? does it's a question of sustainability. but in the exciting problem, based on the current trends and rate of demand, there's no way around battery recycling. so recycle battery recycling isn't new, but the demand for high performance rechargeable batteries has given it a sense of urgency. and there was a time when batteries just started cars or powered remotes or flashlights. they all looked roughly the same. and when they stopped working, they often ended up in the trash. today there's a race on to perfect energy storage. with scientists around the world vine to

improve battery technology. but there is a catch. the raw materials they need are in short supply. we come to minster, which is fast becoming germany's battery research capital. at the found hoffer battery cell research institution, scientists want to develop batteries that can be easily recycled when they're charging days or over the past year. i've it on is water based here at the moment. the aim is to provide a solution price for recycling and separating the materials with water. modern battery cells are quite like the old ones. a rolled up sandwich. oh, there's a negative pole, usually copper and graphite, and a separate positive pole. usually aluminum coated with a mixture of raw materials, such as lithium, nickel and cobalt. and there's the problem, lithium is not rare, but demand is huge and mining it in places such as here in chile has a huge effect on local water resources. it's also mind in australia,

china and north america. european battery makers are far more reliant and far flung imports. homegrown attempts to mining in places such as spain and portugal, however, have met with strong local opposition. ukraine was exploring potentially huge lithium deposits before the russian invasion. as for nickel and cobalt supplies equally unpredictable often mind under poor, social, or environmental conditions, both commodities are subject to extreme price volatility. nichols price had been steadily rising by russia's war and ukraine made it briefly almost double and demand for cobalt has been pushing the price up for years. while researchers chase energy and resource efficient solutions. e v mass production is pushing on with existing batteries. cars like the c at cooper borne contain hundreds of individual lithium ion cells arrange in modular packs. and when these batteries can no longer

charge enough, they become a precious resource in themselves. the company cesar has been in the scrap metal business for more than 100 years. now they specialize in recycling batteries. in this case, a mercedes battery pack from an e q s. that means dismantling the battery tray and separating the modules to give them a 2nd life as power banks. even if the sales lack the punch to move a car, they are usually still in pretty good shape. second, life management could be even easier if the technicians had a better idea of the sales history on up vinegar, and from on the online we have little information on that. so of course, we'd like a battery passport where you could easily see what the life cycle of a battery has been. gotten that that data would help the re cycling process of bethany. sonya efficient recycling is key to dealing with dead lithium ion cells.

the researchers and minster notches bedding on water based chemicals to streamline the process of that as ida. we also developing a design that is particularly easy to disassemble us nanda named by and sadly, we label the material said that the recycling company knows what is in the south recycling. he said that it can be recycled as quickly as possible. les snare is like a better t as are included batteries in the recycling business 2 years ago. and the company is still figuring out the best way to do it. but the effort is paying off. not only are they recovering valuable resources, but they're also helping to fill in ever growing demand. this thing, if one of the sauce and we're talking about resources that are rare and difficult to obtain, i'm just take a look at the metal exchanges. nickel prices are going through the roof. matthias as primary raw materials go up in price, often we can mitigate it with raw materials from recycling from this like we can

create a circular economy because an increase local stocks of raw material articles i off . i know most of its looks like lithium and cobalt from local sources instead of from chile or congo. that's what pri moebius in the hills of central germany is offering. this recycling plant is a kind of reverse mine. it can take end of life. lithium ion battery is an isolate the component materials for re use manufacturing processes. that technology has attracted interest from around the world such as this south korean delegation say to i. and so that's our stage one. we shred the batteries and sort them into their individual components. by stage 2, we processed them, hydra metallurgical, talking about ali. this converts the batteries and their components into highly pure products, which can go directly back into battery manufacturing, which completes the batteries value recuperation cycle on stage one,

shredding and sorting to recover metal and plastic components is relatively easy. the tricky base dealing with the black mass, the sludge of everything else that was in the battery, including lithium, cobalt nickel and other valuable raw materials. this is fed into what looks like a giant chemistry kitchen where the precious compounds are extracted and separated . it looks complicated compared to traditional mining, but has several advantages. many needs yet. i'm mine, lithium in south america using highly energy intensive processes. them transport the material here, 1st, full material processing and then to the battery cell producer, i have very long transport rates and a high c o 2 footprint. by contrast, if the lithium is available on the market hand can also be recycled here. the seo to footprint is significantly lower, but it has to be available at the same cost as the conventional recently says i'm

he does heck on this about. but could recycling replace physical mining? it's not on thinkable that once the millions of battery cells now being produced reach the end of their life cycle. about half a future lithium demand could be covered by recycling of yahoo, taiser part. we have partners in germany who can re use the good products and that's what's known as a natural fence within europe, where we don't want the products to leave europe again. oh, oh, it's a kind of circular systems love. i'm rooting our i flew, the battery recycling loop is of growing concerned for all car manufacturers in their drive to secure raw materials needed to build millions of batteries. pry, moebius is helping mercedes benz construct its own recycling factory. as it seeks to maximize its recycling rate and cut resource consumption and production costs.

from 2023 mercedes aimed to reclaim 96 percent of all its battery cell resources recouping with him nickel and cobalt in a circular production system. other automobile manufacturers are far on similar paths. such recycling minds could ease raw material consumption and environmental damage and help the transition to e mobility. whether on land, water or up in the air, has to a brush or more sustainable automotive future. see you next time on ref. ah, with

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