Its fine on energy density but not as abundant as you think – Lynda Greene Investigates the material that is set to be the next black gold.
Now that most major automakers anticipate bringing PHEVs and EVs using lithium batteries to market between now and 2012, many are beginning to ask serious questions about the effect of converting a global fleet numbering in the billions from dependence on one precious resource to another.
Already batteries make up one-fifth of the world's end-use market for the element share that will only grow if the auto . . .
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