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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. A completely new method is to filter lithium directly out of the brine using membranes, thus avoiding water-intensive evaporation [8].

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

Drive Electric

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 Where does lithium come from? In fact, 87% of the world’s lithium comes from the sea and involves a lengthy evaporation process to obtain.

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

Drive Electric

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 Where does lithium come from? In fact, 87% of the world’s lithium comes from the sea and involves a lengthy evaporation process to obtain.

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

Teslarati

I understand the concern that the timeline is very ambitious but on the other hand, Senator Manchin’s draft includes some of the world’s largest producers of battery materials: Canada, Chile, Australia, South Korea, etc.” As noted in my earlier article, many automakers like Mazda and Rivian are lobbying hard to water it down.

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