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Re:Tesla’s new patent involves using table salt to mine lithium by SEJeff on Friday July 16, 2021 @06:54AM (#27854920)
Improving the cost of lithium extraction, if this can be scaled up, is actually a really big deal for electric vehicles. The single largest cost of a modern EV is the battery. Tesla thinks this process reduces the cost of lithium extraction 30%.
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