Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater

Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by AtlasBarfed on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:21PM (#27416454)

How much do replacement engines cost for ICE cars? I bet you don't know that or think about it when getting an ICE car.

Engine replacement rates will probably be historically higher than battery replacement within standard car lifetimes. It's possibly that a battery car will last longer than an ICE due to less moving parts, but even then I think long-lived EV cars will be relegated to city car duties with reduced ranges.

Batteries usually degrade rather than catastrophically fail (exempting the dramatic but rare battery fire which I believe happen less than ICE fires).

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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by randomdude402 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:34PM (#27418760)

Batteries usually degrade. That's why people ask this question. We have all been carrying around phones with batteries that start to perform badly enough after a couple years that we end up buying a brand new phone.

Not everybody wants to buy a new phone every couple years, and not everybody agrees what a standard car lifetime is.

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