The other problem with electric vehicles

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Then maybe you should have read the whole thing before you pushed the panic button. From the same article:


If the Chinese spent $3 billion on copper mining and got nothing for it, what makes you think they'll do any better with lithium? It looks as if the Chinese would have to essentially re-build Afghan infratructure to get anywhere, which will likely be prohibitively expensive, even for them.

Boru

Never underestimate a profit motive.


Copper isn' t as lucrative as lithium.

Recent price per kg (in USD):

Copper (average): 9.42

Lithium carbonate (the kind most of the batteries are made from): 9.39

Cost for refining (average):

Copper: 124/tonne

Lithium:  4000/tonne

Boru