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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

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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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

That would require a dramatic increase in EV sales: In the United States in 2021, just over 1 million vehicles—less than 1 percent of those on the road—were fully electric. And only 3 percent of the new vehicles sold were fully electric. Some of these materials are highly concentrated in a few countries.