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It won’t. Lithium is everywhere. No one’s been looking for it until recently. 20years ago it’s biggest use was industrial lubrication etc. Also recyclability
by rmm 5y ago
It won’t.
Lithium is everywhere. No one’s been looking for it until recently. 20years ago it’s biggest use was industrial lubrication etc.
Also recyclability hasn’t even been truly tested and looks promising.
A new battery tech will come long before lithium becomes scarce.
- lm28469 5y agoEverything is everywhere, it's just a matter of being economically viable to reach, extract and process.
- jjoonathan 5y agoWe're still finding new ways to scale oil production 100 years after demand exploded. Lithium demand is new. If we can't get enough Lithium, it's almost certainly for logistics reasons rather than because it's a fundamentally intractable problem.