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Sort of naive question; where are we getting the raw materials for all these batteries?
by bigdubs 11y ago
Sort of naive question; where are we getting the raw materials for all these batteries?
- greglindahl 11y agoTesla has announced 2 big lithium contracts, one with a mine in Mexico, and one with a mine in Nevada. http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Tesla+%28TSLA%29+Enters+Lithium+Supply+Contract+with+Rare+Earth+Minerals+and+Bacanora+Minerals/10850689.html http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Tesla+%28TSLA%29... http://www.rgj.com/story/money/economy/reno-rebirth/2015/09/16/tesla-secures-lithium-deal-nevada-pure-energy-minerals/72345888/ http://www.rgj.com/story/money/economy/reno-rebirth/2015/09/...
- reportingsjr 11y agoLithium is mined in a variety of places like Australia, Chile, Argentina, China, etc[0]. Not a whole lot of lithium production in the US, although there are significant lithium reserves in the US. I would assume Tesla/Panasonic gets their lithium from all of these places. Very recently Tesla agreed to start buying lithium in Nevada[1] which is also where the new battery factory will be. [0] http://www.thestreet.com/story/12758999/1/2013-top-8-lithium-producing-countries.html http://www.thestreet.com/story/12758999/1/2013-top-8-lithium... [1] http://fortune.com/2015/09/16/tesla-lithium-gigafactory-nevada/ http://fortune.com/2015/09/16/tesla-lithium-gigafactory-neva...