Automakers BMW, Volvo back moratorium on deep seabed mining

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 17, 2019 file photo, a worker cleans an electric vehicle at the BMW booth during the Auto Shanghai 2019 show in Shanghai. Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday, March 31, 2021 that they support a moratorium on deep sea mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries. The call was also backed by Samsung’s EV battery unit and tech giant Google. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)