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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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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Even so, solar-thermal developments continue to unfurl across the planet's sunniest expanses, driven by the growing demand for energy storage and cleaner heat sources. Atacama Desert, Chile The US $1.4 Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Even so, solar-thermal developments continue to unfurl across the planet's sunniest expanses, driven by the growing demand for energy storage and cleaner heat sources. Atacama Desert, Chile The US $1.4 Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines.

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

Drive Electric

While the manufacturing of ICEVs has seemingly stalled in reducing carbon emissions, EVs have a cleaner and ever-improving future ahead. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7

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

Drive Electric

While the manufacturing of ICEVs has seemingly stalled in reducing carbon emissions, EVs have a cleaner and ever-improving future ahead. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7