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Lithium Shortage

Traveler

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Bad news for the Prius driving leaf lickers.

https://www.autoserviceworld.com/electric-car-makers-taking-blow-lack-lithium/

I wonder if the Green do-gooders know about the environmental issues and child labor abuses arising from the production of their EVs?

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/green-battery-revolution-powering-social-and-environmental-risks#gs.xii7EKM
 

Silver

Well-known member
Looks like Cobalt Ontario will get a new lease on life. Sounds like good news to me. Sooner that happens the sooner Congo can get shut out or step up (although I think we know that's not likely to happen).

Lithium extraction is generally pretty low impact, I guess there gets to be water rights issues, but the salt water they use to get lithium isn't impacting peoples drinking water near as I can tell. There is always a trade off with any new tech I suppose.

At any rate, I don't think I'm a leaf licker but I sure like my cordless 20V tools, flash lights, etc. Looking forward to being able to afford 12V Lithium batteries for water systems too.
 
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