Comments on: What the Looming Lithium Squeeze Means for Electric Car Batteries

By: Luis

Luis — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:36:04 +0000

I am from bolivia and im really proud to know this since i had already known bolivia is a poor country and they can become rich is a really good feeling

By: save-world

save-world — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:35:36 +0000

@ bjd: thanks for the link. The article you linked refer to the following presentation by TRU:
http://www.trugroup.com/Lithium-Market-Conference.html

Striking to note though, that the TRU makes the assumption that all-electric vehicles will not start to take off before 2018 at best and will have a very meagre part of the market.

However, in view of the depleting oil resources, there is some potential that this assumption may not be valid. In fact, Plug-in electric vehicle may become major players sooner than that: http://goo.gl/RXDq
In this latter case, how long do we have left before peak lithium?

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 18:30:33 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: PLAGA

PLAGA — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:49:25 +0000

pretty much her entire article she wrote here was plagarised from a research paper by a very good group af people at duke!

By: Will Seawater Stave Off a Lithium Squeeze?

Will Seawater Stave Off a Lithium Squeeze? — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:01:46 +0000

[...] costs less than a dollar per kilogram — will outstrip supply as early as 2015, and Jaskula told us last year that he expected demand to begin driving lithium prices up in the next 10-15 years. But high costs [...]

By: vanzare apartamente

vanzare apartamente — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:09:49 +0000

I agree with you but we can not ignore what economic effect will have that China has brought new supply

By: Seattle’s Transportation Carbon Footprint: Can Electric Cars Save Us? | hugeasscity

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:27:41 +0000

[...] cars are expensive (it’s all about the batteries). A new $30k electric car for every Seattle household would cost about $9 [...]

By: CFX Battery Ups Funding to $20M, Seeks to Double Investment « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:34:31 +0000

[...] equipment manufacturers. Already, however, the startup is looking beyond lithium. Anticipating a lithium squeeze down the road and eying lower-cost alternatives, Yazami tells the New York Times that he is also “trying to [...]

By: In Lithium’s Long Shadow: Other Battery Tech Are Still Key

In Lithium’s Long Shadow: Other Battery Tech Are Still Key — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:30:59 +0000

[...] controversy and fears about “peak lithium” (see our take on the looming lithium squeeze here). But while lithium-ion has seized the limelight of late, it’s only one of several battery [...]

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:43:21 +0000

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By: Beyond Lithium: What the Rare Earth Squeeze Means for Hybrid Cars

Beyond Lithium: What the Rare Earth Squeeze Means for Hybrid Cars — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:02:02 +0000

[...] Bolivia has enough deposits to become a major lithium provider. But amid all the hubbub about the looming lithium squeeze, another resource trend is taking shape with potential to drive some big changes in advanced [...]

By: Battery Shortage Slows Prius Sales; Will Batteries Hold Back Hybrids? : Gas 2.0

Battery Shortage Slows Prius Sales; Will Batteries Hold Back Hybrids? : Gas 2.0 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:43:42 +0000

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By: 13 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion

13 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:02:09 +0000

[...] medical devices, mobile phones, laptops, and military and industrial applications. Anticipating a lithium squeeze down the road and eying lower-cost alternatives, Yazami tells the New York Times that he is also “trying to [...]

By: Milestone: Toyota Plug-in Hybrid to Roll Out En Masse by 2012

Milestone: Toyota Plug-in Hybrid to Roll Out En Masse by 2012 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:31:50 +0000

[...] sources — represents another major milestone for a technology that’s widely seen as the future of electric car batteries. The timeline also offers a glimpse of the competition coming down the pipeline for plug-in hybrid [...]

By: Milestone: Lithium-ion Batteries to Hit the Road in Toyota’s Plug-in Prius

Milestone: Lithium-ion Batteries to Hit the Road in Toyota’s Plug-in Prius — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:34:29 +0000

[...] Milestone: Lithium-ion Batteries to Hit the Road in Toyota’s Plug-in Prius Written by Josie Garthwaite No Comments Posted June 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am in Automotive It’s been a long time coming: Toyota began working more than three years ago on lithium-ion batteries — an alternative to the NiMH batteries in the Prius that can be more expensive, but store more energy with less weight. Today the company detailed plans to lease 500 plug-in hybrids with lithium-ion batteries, including 200 in Japan, 150 in the U.S., and 150 in Europe starting at the end of this year. The company said today that the upcoming lease program, mostly for government fleets, will use models based on the third-generation Prius (pictured) that can charge via standard household outlets — and will be the first time this type of battery has been used for propulsion in a Toyota vehicle. It will also be one of the first on-road trials of this size for lithium-ion batteries in a plug-in hybrid car by a mainstream automaker — making it a major milestone for a technology that’s widely seen as the future of electric car batteries. [...]

By: Battery Materials Market to Swell, No Thanks to Lead

Battery Materials Market to Swell, No Thanks to Lead — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:21:17 +0000

[...] if lead’s star is on the wane, lithium hardly has a lock on the future battery materials market, as Brian Jaskula, a mineral commodities [...]