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The irony is that Bolivia is a hotspot for lithium production. I love the diconnect. A country to poor to effectively control the import of illegal used cars,
by sandworm101 5y ago
The irony is that Bolivia is a hotspot for lithium production. I love the diconnect. A country to poor to effectively control the import of illegal used cars, where cops can be bought off for 100$, is producting lithium for electric vehicles sold in the richest.
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- ycombinete 5y agoThis must be one of the most common ironies in the world. It’s the story of most extractive developing economies
- bojan 5y agoIt's not that odd. Producing lithium is horrible for the environment, and places like Bolivia don't care very much if you don't (fully) adhere to environmental laws.
- qiskit 5y ago> The irony is that Bolivia is a hotspot for lithium production. It's why there was a coup in bolivia a few years ago. Guess who was involved in that one? Hint, the same one involved in coups in ukraine, venezuela, iran, etc. Discovering major resources is both a blessing and a curse. It can generate wealth/development. It also brings in bullies who want to steal your wealth/resource. Hopefully bolivia can buck the trend and use their resource for the good of their nation.
- scythe 5y agoBolivia is not a hotspot for lithium production. In fact, lithium doesn't rank among Bolivian exports at all. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolivia_Product_Exports_(2019).svg#mw-jump-to-license https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolivia_Product_Ex... Bolivia has extensive lithium resources which are known to be economically viable, but development of those resources is still largely hypothetical, though a few small production facilities have opened in the last decade.