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Re:Tesla’s giant battery in Australia reduced grid service c... by _o_ on Saturday May 12, 2018 @01:48AM (#17052648)
Hm, I wonder where they will get enough lithium, or they are using some other technology?
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Re:Tesla’s giant battery in Australia reduced grid service c... by _ph_ on Saturday May 12, 2018 @03:16AM (#17052898)
In a Tesla battery pack there is only about 8 kg of lithium used - less than lead in a normal car battery. As lithium is a rather common element, it shouldn't be too difficult to mine it in the neccesary amount. Current mining capacitly is set by the comparatively low demand before electric cars.
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Re:Tesla’s giant battery in Australia reduced grid service c... by foepys on Saturday May 12, 2018 @04:48AM (#17053101)
Lithium will never be a problem. Cobalt and rare earth elements will be.
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Re:Tesla’s giant battery in Australia reduced grid service c... by bdamm on Saturday May 12, 2018 @02:52AM (#17052840)
Is lithium hard to acquire? Sure, it's costly to mine, but it's not like there are shortages. Besides, it seems that Australia is a major producer of lithium.
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