Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

However, questions remain about the size of the resource, the potential rate of decline, the potential for regeneration, and sustainability of production. The Salton Sea geothermal system is the primary potential geothermal resource for lithium in the United States, and it’s a world-class resource. With nearly $1.2

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 14, 2022

Lithium resources are concentrated in locations that have […]. To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, we must transition away from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal and toward clean energy generation and zero-emission transportation options.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Livent employs an innovative method that emphasizes sustainable water use and minimizes the impact on local ecosystems and communities. The salt lakes in the border region between Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are home to roughly half the world’s lithium reserves.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. This really is disruptive technology. Albemarle Corp.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

There are plenty of reasons to be bullish about what Goldman Sachs calls the “ new gasoline ” that will fuel our technology-driven resource era. Right now, most of the world’s lithium comes from Australia, China and the “Lithium Triangle” of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

External shocks, resource nationalism, export restrictions, mineral cartels, instability, and market manipulation could therefore increase the risks of supply shortages. For example, Bolivia has 21 million tons of lithium reserves, but produced less than 1% of the world’s supply.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another? Most of the worlds Lithium is located in Bolivia, 50% plus. Which means we would be extremely vunerable to Bolivia for our transportation needs, to a degree which we have never been to a foreign country. Bolivia is no friend of the USA. — Bill 7.

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