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Does this mean other elements like cobalt are becoming the bigger bottleneck in battery production? The US found a large lithium reserve in Nevada not long ago
by brianbreslin 3y ago
Does this mean other elements like cobalt are becoming the bigger bottleneck in battery production?
The US found a large lithium reserve in Nevada not long ago; or to be clear a large reserve that they can now more affordably extract. As another commenter said its not that rare, just wasn't cheap to extract before.
- cbg0 3y agoLFP batteries don't use cobalt.
- mbgerring 3y agoOr nickel!
- xeromal 3y agoPretty sure the Salton Sea in california is gonna be a big lithium mine once it dries up
- pkaye 3y agoThere is also the lithium in the California Salton Sea which is further along in getting into production. https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/us-department-energy-analysis-confirms-californias-salton-sea-region-be-rich-domestic https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/us-department-energy-an...