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Re:'We don’t have enough' lithium globally to meet EV target... by WalterBright on Sunday September 11, 2022 @03:24AM (#32797533)
Alcohol is rather easily created. All kinds of synthetic fuels can be, well, synthesized.

The reason we just pump it out of the ground is it's cheaper.

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Re:'We don’t have enough' lithium globally to meet EV target... by theshrike79 on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:53PM (#32802229)
Most synthetic fuels require 4-5 times more electricity to create than just charging an EV battery.

Unless someone makes huge leaps in the process, that's really not an option.

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Re:'We don’t have enough' lithium globally to meet EV target... by WalterBright on Sunday September 11, 2022 @04:15PM (#32802889)
It's an option when "The source will run out eventually" which is what I replied to.

Synthetic fuels were used in WW2 by the Germans.

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