The Real Cost of U.S. Car Batteries


We followed the supply chain for batteries used in millions of U.S. cars to villages in Nigeria where people are being poisoned by lead. Peter S. Goodman, who covers economics and geopolitics for The Times, describes our yearlong investigation.

By Peter S. Goodman, Will Fitzgibbon, Melanie Bencosme, Jon Miller, June Kim, Laura Salaberry and Carmen Abd Ali

November 18, 2025

  • Peter S. Goodman, Will Fitzgibbon, Melanie Bencosme, Jon Miller, June Kim, Laura Salaberry and Carmen Abd Ali

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