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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Do you think that mining for lithium, cobalt and other precious metals is any better for the environment and climate change than oil and gas?
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Yes. Ecological damage is more isolated and restricted to one site making it much easier to remediate and reclaim. We have this argument quite a bit in Arizona thanks to copper mining.
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Originally Posted by zamler
The problem with that million mile battery is the necessary chemistry to make it last that long compromises energy density which is king in an electric car.
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That's not what the article says.
"The cells’ ratio of energy storage ability to weight is
20% higher than that of the cathodes used in lithium-ion batteries used in electronic devices."