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I'm still missing an answer on how are we supposed to source all the minerals like lithium, copper, etc, without an increase in the usage of petrochemicals and

• martin_a 4y ago
  Why do you think we'll still be using Lithium for batteries in the future? There might be better technologies up ahead.
  • TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
    So that's your plan, waiting on a miracle?
    • ChemSpider 4y ago
      No miracle is needed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-ion_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-ion_battery The sodium-ion battery (NIB or SIB) is a type of rechargeable battery that uses sodium ions (Na+) as its charge carriers. Its working principle and cell construction are almost identical with those of lithium-ion battery (LIB) types, but replace lithium with sodium. You can buy a car with this battery type already: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-02-27/volkswagen-jac-venture-unveils-ev-running-on-sodium-ion-battery-102002402.html https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-02-27/volkswagen-jac-ventu...
      • jabl 4y ago
        Was going to say this. Sodium batteries are looking extremely interesting.
    • martin_a 4y ago
      It looks like Nio is going to use solid-state batteries from 2024 onward. That seems pretty tangible to me. BMW and Ford are said to be working on integrating batteries of this type, too. No miracles necessary.
    • Tiktaalik 4y ago
      I wonder if the pool table makers were asking this question when we banned Elephant hunting.
• kybernetyk 4y ago
  Simple: feed Africa so they create more children to work in lithium and cobalt mines.
  • Ligma123 4y ago
    >Simple: feed Africa We already do [0]. [0] https://www.wfp.org/ https://www.wfp.org/