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Ignoring dollar amounts, are we even able to mine raw materials fast enough to get the required battery capacity in place? Or would the plan be to burn fuel at
by lrem 5y ago
Ignoring dollar amounts, are we even able to mine raw materials fast enough to get the required battery capacity in place? Or would the plan be to burn fuel at night and sequester the carbon during the day? That sounds inefficient :/
- bryanlarsen 5y agoYes. LFP batteries use lithium, iron and phosphorous, all extremely common elements world wide.
- lrem 5y agoHmmm, that's the kind of battery that electric cars use? There are some worries about availability of the rare earth metals for them... Are they used for the engines only?
- bryanlarsen 5y agoElectric cars usually use nickel and cobalt in their cathodes, which are rarer and less geographically diverse. Cheap electric cars are switching to LFP though. Rare earths are used in permanent magnets. Most, but not all, motors use those.
- lrem 5y agoToday I learned. Thanks!