Only 5% of lithium has ever been recycled. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220105-lithium-batteries-big-unanswered-question https://www.bbc.com/future/arti

Only 5% of lithium has ever been recycled. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220105-lithium-batteries-big-unanswered-question https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220105-lithium-batterie... The places where they are mined in Chille, Australia, China. There is only 1 mine AFAIK in the US and there are huge issues due to large water scarcity and environmental concerns. Nevermind the issues regarding the other components like Cobalt, Nickel which are the specific constrains here. The reality is that the world is in no position to scale the production of such materials to meet the demands for every EV manufacturer, home battery production, consumer electronics, industrial and steel production all expecting 200+% growth simultaneously.