The article highlights how increased public transport electrification and social sustainability demands create a goal conflict in the green transition. The need for electric buses grows with the green transition, while the production of electric buses and batteries often involves risks of human rights violations. European production has a 30-40% higher cost, and is not estimated to meet the demand for electric buses until 2028 Despite expansion, European production of LFP batteries, primarily used for electric buses, is estimated to meet only 3% of the demand by 2030.
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