for Australia's metals.
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are backing a 3-year search for electric vehicle metals that could be used in Teslas
Kate Duffy
Sat, September 11, 2021, 12:03 PM
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and Tesla's Elon Musk. Susan Walsh/AP; Joshua Roberts/Reuters; Axel Schmidt/Getty Images
KoBold Metals and BHP will together search for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper in Australia, KoBold CEO Kurt House told Insider in an interview.
KoBold and BHP's three-year partnership could help to source the nickel that gets used in Tesla vehicles, House said.
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are backing a 3-year search for electric vehicle metals that could be used in Teslas
Kate Duffy
Sat, September 11, 2021, 12:03 PM
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and Tesla's Elon Musk. Susan Walsh/AP; Joshua Roberts/Reuters; Axel Schmidt/Getty Images
- Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are backers of the mineral exploration startup KoBold Metals.
- KoBold's CEO told Insider that a new partnership with BHP would hunt for metals used in EVs.
- The partnership could eventually source metals for Tesla vehicles, House said.
KoBold Metals and BHP will together search for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper in Australia, KoBold CEO Kurt House told Insider in an interview.
KoBold and BHP's three-year partnership could help to source the nickel that gets used in Tesla vehicles, House said.