Quote “”Final note: I confirmed that all Model Y’s currently being built at Giga Texas are using 2170’s, and these are being shipped in from off site. All 4680s are going into the Cybertrucks.”” https://www.patreon.com/posts/inside-info-on-94620968?utm_medium=post_notification_email&utm_campaign=patron_engagement&utm_source=post_link&token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTI6ZTAzNzQwYmUtODE5ZS00NzlmLWJkNmMtM2JiMzM1NzYyNjY1IiwicG9zdF9pZCI6OTQ2MjA5NjgsInBhdHJvbl9pZCI6NTQ0MTgxMzV9._USIcyECHJLgSOV53kd9ad4jBo-1aOR9okvufcxfoIM
2023-12-01 California’s Salton Sea Has Lithium To Power 375 Million EVs
The naysayers criticize that there’s not enough lithium. But they don’t know what they are talking about. The problem with the very hot brine that’s got the lithium is no one has yet figured out how to extract the lithium from it. https://electrek.co/2023/12/01/a-california-dried-up-lake-has-enough-lithium-to-power-375-million-evs/ Another article about lithium price https://www.arcamax.com/homeandleisure/automotive/s-2997652?ezine=566&lctg=7OzsSZc-x1SiBwEiTQMikJzPqvPdfr6pUASepJvYA0k&r=Fmlp
2023-11-05 Why We Can’t Live Without Lithium
DW Planet A ELEMENTAL video 11.5 mins on YouTube
2023-10-24 Factorial Solid State Battery Plant Opens In Massachusetts
They will be assembling up to 200 MWh of batteries and will be scaling up for mass production. Factorial Energy opens solid-state battery plant, the largest assembly line of its kind in US
2023-09-14 Black Mass Matters! The New Black Gold
The black mass is the concentrated lithium and other metals left when lithium EV batteries are recycled into their parts. This black mass is then processed along with other raw materials to make new batteries. There are these Chicken Littles who say that EV batteries are too expensive, then contradict themselves by saying the EV
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2023-08-21 Australian Mines Demand Increasing, Lithium, Copper
Australian needs to stop exporting coal and fossil fuels and start ramping up their mines to meet the demands for lithium, copper, manganese, etc. Australian Mining — Can It Power All The New EVs?
2023-08-19 Electric Vehicle Batteries – What Happens To Them
Electric car batteries and all other lithium batteries are processed into ‘black mass’ at this Li-Cycle facility in Gilbert AZ. 95% of the batteries is recycled into inert, mostly plastic waste, copper and other heavy metals, and black mass where the lithium, cobalt and other valuable minerals are. The process starts with shredding the batteries
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2023-07-24 Tesla Cybertruck Estimated Range, Battery Packs, etc.
InsideEVs gives some preliminary estimates of the battery capacities, ranges and other figures for the Cybertruck. These estimates are not official. https://insideevs.com/news/678333/tesla-cybertruck-battery-capacity-estimations/