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> Regardless, it's going to take years for the West to catch up with China's development of a tech designed to help the West escape its dependency on Chinese-mi
by smarm52 2y ago
> Regardless, it's going to take years for the West to catch up with China's development of a tech designed to help the West escape its dependency on Chinese-mined lithium, he told The Register.
Burying the lede there. Not having to depend on China for Lithium means a pretty big blow to China's money and power.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoThe US has significant lithium reserves current state, enough to replace every car and truck on the road today with an EV. To continue to rely on China for lithium is a choice. Global decoupling continues. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052024/pennsylvania-fracking-wastewater-lithium/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052024/pennsylvania-fra... https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-... https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/once-in-a-generation-us-confirms-huge-lithium-deposits-in-california-s-salton-sea/2-1-1561933 https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/once-in-a-generation-us-co...
- nabla9 2y agoLithium is not the problem. Chinese are ahead in many critical technologies. In graphite electrode tech they have 10 year lead.