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A recent AstralCodexTen article pointed out that lithium battery price is 40x lower per kwh than it was in 1992. A few headlines about revolutionary battery tec
by khafra 2y ago
A recent AstralCodexTen article pointed out that lithium battery price is 40x lower per kwh than it was in 1992. A few headlines about revolutionary battery technology have turned out to be vaporware; but there really has been a continuous tech revolution going on in the space.
- graemep 2y agoLithium is problematic in many ways. Security of supply (one of the big disadvantages of ICE is how much of the fuel comes from an unstable part of the world), environmental impacts of mining, the use of child and otherwise exploited child labour. I have no doubt that electric engines are the future, but we desperately need something better to provide the electricity to them.
- jdietrich 2y agoMost of the world's lithium is mined in Australia and Chile. If lithium is "problematic", then so is every raw material. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2023/mcs2023-lithium.pdf https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2023/mcs2023-lithium.pd...
- graemep 2y agoThanks, it looks like I was fooled by scare stories on where it comes from. However there are still issues with who controls it: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-68896707 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-68896707 and environmental aspects of mining and disposal AFAIK?
- Writingdorky 2y ago[dead]
- pintxo 2y agoAlso, contrary to petrol, we have at least a realistic possibility to recycle batteries and thus eventually need less raw earth inputs over time. While with petrol, you need a stable continuous supply.