From Indonesia’s hallowed forests to Volkswagen’s electric cars – A scrollytelling of the dirty nickel trail
Voxeurop
A year-long scroll storymap investigation powered by Esri traces Indonesian nickel from a biodiversity sanctuary and indigenous homeland, through Chinese factories, to the batteries powering Europe top automaker’s electric cars – and those of its rivals – exposing the hidden cost of the automotive industry’s green transition.
From Sulawesi's lush forests to Volkswagen's EV factories in Europe, our investigation set out to test the sustainability claims of the German automaker, the world’s second-largest, and number-one player in the European automotive industry.
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Lorenzo Di Stasi and James Jackson contributed to this investigation.
Supported by Journalismfund Europe and the Pulitzer Center.
