The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom

Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by sjwright on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:04AM (#20553256)

And I'm genuinely impressed that it's that high. I expected the Toyota Camrys and low cost Indian scooters to dwarf EV sales more than that—but I had forgotten about the Chinese manufacturers!

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by ksec on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:00PM (#20561135)

But I still agree with your point though, I don't call 2% market share booming. Not to mention the amount of incentives involves in pushing these numbers.

Battery and Charging point is still the biggest issue in most places around the world.

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by benj111 on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:57AM (#20554096)

"low cost Indian scooters"

Would those actually be included in these figures?

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by sjwright on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:35PM (#20561288)

I don't know, but they should be. Not doing so would be contemptuous for people of lower socio-economic means.

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by benj111 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @03:23AM (#20562758)

But if you include indian scooters, why not include pedelecs, or hover boards? And going the other way electric buses, and electric trains? Its useful to know the total number of electric people movers, its also useful to know how many electric cars there are. There is no moral component to that.

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