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Indeed! According to Hannah Ritchie: - The world has enough lithium for our electric vehicles, decades into the future. - The world is currently not producin
by natmaka 3y ago
Indeed! According to Hannah Ritchie:
- The world has enough lithium for our electric vehicles, decades into the future.
- The world is currently not producing enough of it to keep up with demand. This could be a major bottleneck this decade.
https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/lithium-electric-vehicles https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/lithium-electric-v...
- eru 3y ago> - The world has enough lithium for our electric vehicles, decades into the future. We are sitting on a huge pile of matter, the earth. We have enough of every mineral to last us more than just 'decades'. (Remember the 'peak phosphorus' panic a few years ago?) Your second point is the more interesting question: what are the costs of extraction? Is available supply keeping up?