Post #1527779
2026-04-14 16:18 UTC
Ok it needs to be said. The smart play is to have governments to subsidize this process and build up the raw inventory for lithium. That way, ie (US) could have tons and tons of raw lithium without having to mine it.
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@LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-14 16:44
That’s great and all, but not all batteries need lithium. When another battery technology gets mature enough to surpass lithium based batteries, then we’ll still be stuck on old tech cause the government is subsiding it. This also reduces the incentive for making more lithium efficient batteries. Subsidies can help, but they need to be more generalized so they don’t create issues moving past current tech. Heck, look at how much trouble we’re having getting past oil, that’s a perfect example.
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@besmtt@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 16:39
Wouldn't it be smarter to use old EV batteries for grid storage?
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@SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2026-04-14 17:36
We recover 99% of lead from car batteries. The same lead is used over and over.