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By: Who Wants Afghanistan’s Lithium: China’s Electric Vehicle Players

Who Wants Afghanistan’s Lithium: China’s Electric Vehicle Players — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:31:06 +0000

[...] Who Wants Afghanistan’s Lithium: China’s Electric Vehicle Players By Katie Fehrenbacher Jun. 14, 2010, 11:29am PDT No Comments 0 Even though we’ve tried to help kill the phrase “the Saudi Arabia of [insert industry here],” we’re going to bring it back one last time. According to an article in the New York Times this weekend, Afghanistan could be the new “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” after analysis from the Pentagon has emerged that suggests that Afghanistan could have lithium deposits as big as those of Bolivia, which currently has the world’s largest. This finding could shape the future of the electric vehicle market given lithium is one of the fundamental resources used in the batteries of the next-generation of electric vehicles, including GM’s Chevy Volt, Toyota’s plug-in Prius, and electric versions of the Daimler Smart and BMW Mini. [...]

By: Want $7K for an Electric Car? Be a Brit in 2011

Want $7K for an Electric Car? Be a Brit in 2011 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:31:51 +0000

[...] Knockhill Racing Circuit, where they were scheduled to drive an electric Mini E — a model BMW plans to lease in prototype to 500 U.S. drivers early next year (pictured). By 2011, the UK Department for Transport said it [...]

By: What the Looming Lithium Squeeze Means for Electric Car Batteries « Earth2Tech

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:35:52 +0000

[...] Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere — in your phone, laptop, and by this time next year, maybe your car. The technology is slated for GM’s Chevy Volt, Toyota’s plug-in Prius, and electric versions of the Daimler Smart and BMW Mini. [...]

By: justwatching

justwatching — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:10:56 +0000

Now if one of them comes up with some car that the guy flipping burgers at MaDonalds can afford then we might have something!!!!!!