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We are significantly more supply constrained in the production of current EV batteries than an ICE engine due to the rare earth minerals + Lithium involved. Unl
by dangerwill 4y ago
We are significantly more supply constrained in the production of current EV batteries than an ICE engine due to the rare earth minerals + Lithium involved. Unless there is a revolution in EV battery tech that reduces this reliance, the supply will never meet the demand of a 100% conversion of ICE to EV.
- brianwawok 4y agoAs far as I can tell, we have 10-100x more Lithium on earth compared to what we would need for 100% EV at current tech. And who knows what future tech will bring. https://energyx.com/blog/will-we-run-out-of-lithium/ https://energyx.com/blog/will-we-run-out-of-lithium/
- consumer451 4y agoAs far as lithium goes, I think the current bottleneck is lithium refinement. Musk said something like "if you want to print money, do this."
- vardump 4y ago"ICE engine due to the rare earth minerals + Lithium involved." AFAIK, there are absolutely no rare earth minerals in lithium batteries used in vehicles. Perhaps I'm wrong? For the reference, here are all of the rare earth metals: Lanthanum: symbol Ln, atomic number 57 Cerium: symbol Ce, atomic number 58 Praseodymium: symbol Pr, atomic number 59 Neodymium: symbol Nd, atomic number 60 Promethium: symbol Pm, atomic number 61 Samarium: symbol Sm, atomic number 62 Europium: symbol Eu, atomic number 63 Gadolinium: symbol Gd, atomic number 64 Terbium: symbol Tb, atomic number 65 Dysprosium: symbol Dy, atomic number 66 Holmium: symbol Ho, atomic number 67 Erbium: symbol Er, atomic number 68 Thulium: symbol Tm, atomic number 69 Ytterbium: symbol Yb, atomic number 70 Lutetium: symbol Lu, atomic number 71