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Is there enough lithium for electric cars?

Gas cars aren’t great for the environment, so we’re supposed to convert to electric cars. But that got me wondering, won’t lithium for electric car batteries run out? Is there enough lithium for electric cars?

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Ru Chen · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
That’s a great question! Luckily, **lithium for electric car batteries will not run out. **
The most common type of batteries for
electric cars
are made from lithium-ion and lithium polymer.
As the automobile industry transitions to producing more electric cars in the next few decades, demand for lithium will definitely rise.
Good news is, we have more than enough lithium on Earth to convert everyone to electric cars.
A bit more complicated news is, the industry might have to figure out more economical ways to extract lithium.
The ocean has around 1 trillion tons of lithium, and the largest continental resources contain around 10 million tons.
The Earth’s crust has plenty of lithium to go around, especially since there should be adequate battery recycling in the next decades.
But at the moment, there is no commercial-scale tech around for extracting lithium from the ocean.
So, while new
emissions regulations
push us towards an EV future, the lithium industry will have to ask questions about more economical and environmentally-friendly ways to extract lithium.
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