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> This means the stuff needs to be dug up only once and it can be used and reused for decades. Technically true but if you want widespread battery adoption req
by ElectricalUnion 4y ago
> This means the stuff needs to be dug up only once and it can be used and reused for decades.
Technically true but if you want widespread battery adoption required for it to work, you still need to dig a lot more of it from the ground. Humanity has nowhere near enough materials right now to cover for even the very short term needs.
- theshrike79 4y agoThat's true. On the other hand battery tech is improving at a breakneck speed at the moment due to the money being poured into it by huge companies. Tesla has already moved to LFP batteries that don't need any Cobalt and there are dozens of companies with working prototypes/pre-production models with different properties.