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Hmmm, 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 en
by lrem 5y ago
Hmmm, 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!