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According to this [0] with the current mining rates of lithium it was last us 365 years. However, given the exponential rate that technology has grown at, we wi
by aeleos 9y ago
According to this [0] with the current mining rates of lithium it was last us 365 years. However, given the exponential rate that technology has grown at, we will hopefully have figured a solution to this, either with different battery technology or some other way of getting lithium.
[0] 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...
- flyinghamster 9y agoAlso, let's not forget that old batteries can and will be recycled.
- linkregister 9y agoAnd are. Honda and Toyota have battery recycling programs for their hybrids.
- StillBored 9y agoRecycling or "reuse" because it seems that Toyota at least just gives them to green energy projects... An old hybrid battery when provided in quantities of a few hundred make great off grid energy storage devices. http://corporatenews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2015+yellowstone+lamar+battery+lentz.htm http://corporatenews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2015+yell...
- woodandsteel 9y agoI wonder how much of the cost of producing lithium is for energy that could come from renewables. And the trucks that transport the ore could be EV's. Let's get a whole ecosystem going here.