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Another Tesla price cut possible thanks to plummeting lithium prices

Teslarati

South America, which is by far the most lithium-dense continent on the planet, has seen its lithium extraction capabilities grow, particularly in Chile, where countless new projects are looking to capitalize on the massive amount of surface brine that can easily be converted into solid lithium. What do you think of the article?

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7 Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED? Lithium is abundant on five continents.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs – here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7 Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED? Lithium is abundant on five continents.

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

Teslarati

I received some great feedback on one of my recent articles from Todd Malan, Chief External. Todd read my article, Automakers are not too happy with Senator Manchin’s EV tax credit. As noted in my earlier article, many automakers like Mazda and Rivian are lobbying hard to water it down. and other battery minerals in the USA.

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