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Is there even enough lithium on earth for global grid storage, nevermind electric vehicles?
by missedthecue 5y ago
Is there even enough lithium on earth for global grid storage, nevermind electric vehicles?
- fukpaywalls2 5y agostationary batteries do not need to be from lithium. please search for iron or rust batteries.
- RobertoG 5y agoThere is a good chance that batteries for grid storage will be from different technologies than lithium. For instance: https://ambri.com/ https://ambri.com/
- thomasmg 5y agoYes. Worst case, lithium can be extracted from seawater: https://electrek.co/2021/06/04/scientists-have-cost-effectively-harvested-lithium-from-seawater/ https://electrek.co/2021/06/04/scientists-have-cost-effectiv... - but it's currently cheaper to get it from somewhere else. And lithium can be recycled. In the near future, I think most cars will use LFP batteries.