The problem with looking at the number of years of reserves is that if there is >60-100 years of reserves, that means nobody is actively looking for more. If th

The problem with looking at the number of years of reserves is that if there is >60-100 years of reserves, that means nobody is actively looking for more. If there is 200 years of no recycling, then we should only worry about the other materials that go into the battery. Whats more important than lithium is the cobalt they need, which is particularly hard to source. As others have mentioned, battery makers are trying hard to remove cobalt from their batteries.