>Newer chemistries like LFP do not use rare earth metals and have far higher cycle times. Technically correct, as lithium isn't a rare earth. Lithium mining is

>Newer chemistries like LFP do not use rare earth metals and have far higher cycle times. Technically correct, as lithium isn't a rare earth. Lithium mining isn't free from controversy, however. The "Lithium Triangle" in South America contains most of the world's known lithium reserves. Mining companies in Chile, the world's second-largest lithium producer, have less than a sterling human rights record: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/lithium-mining-leaving-chiles-indigenous-communities-high-and-dry-literally https://www.nrdc.org/stories/lithium-mining-leaving-chiles-i...