It gets complicated. Lithium supplies could last 360ish years at current production rates. However given certain scenarios it could reduce down to about 17 year

It gets complicated. Lithium supplies could last 360ish years at current production rates. However given certain scenarios it could reduce down to about 17 years. https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Is-There-Enough-Lithium-to-Maintain-the-Growth-of-the-Lithium-Ion-Battery-M https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Is-There-Enough... More interesting is that Lithium is recycled but cannot find how much per year. In theory 70% of lithium batteries from 5 years ago are recycled back into new batteries.