Comments on: Electric Cars and Lithium Reserves: Only Enough For 1.5 Million Chevy Volts?

By: Hasley

Hasley — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:05:47 +0000

Showing some love to this topic “new to this wordpress”. I defiantly agree with it also. If you really think about it than it all makes alot of sense

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:52:07 +0000

People who claim that a more efficient car would help our energy problem should familiarize themselves with Jevon’s Paradox. Simply put, a more efficient car will be an environmental disaster as induced demand will inevitably creep in to increase our total energy consumption even as per capita consumption decreases.

By: TALLPALL

TALLPALL — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:15:22 +0000

661 Day’s to go..

By: GoAutoCraze

GoAutoCraze — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:28:16 +0000

There is more than enough lithium supplies to convert twice the number of vehicles worldwide we have today to be powered by lithium batteries and still lithium surplus will be there. It is very abundant. If I find those articles again, I will post links here.

By: Jon Archer

Jon Archer — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:30:01 +0000

#15
Mike-o-Matic Says:
November 1st, 2008 at 10:35 am
The idea of running out of Helium is scary stuff — as if we didn’t have enough to be terrified of nowadays! But it is conceivable, unless currently unknown underground reserves are found somewhere, that we could reach a day where people remember “a time when the world had an element called Helium.”

Yikes.
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Don’t worry, there is *plenty* of helium in the lunar ‘dirt’. It’s been accumulating from billions of years of solar wind. It even has a lot of He-3, which might be very useful for fusion power.

Of course, we will have to go to the moon, mine it, and transport it back to Earth… think of the helium as a prize for the Group with the best spaceships and mining systems.

By: joe obrien

joe obrien — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:05:36 +0000

Just as long as OPEC doesn’t get their greedy hands on the lithium supply.

By: N Riley

N Riley — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:54:05 +0000

I don’t think I will start worrying anytime soon.

By: CaptJackSparrow

CaptJackSparrow — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:08:00 +0000

Has anyone looked up for large format linthium ion batteries? Only a handfull, a123 and a few others are US. The rest are in China. We should probably worry more on how we can get this resource in the US than if we run out. By the time we strengthen our foundation on Lithium in the US, I guarantee you that a new battery technology will arise.

Also, I remember seeing someone post making everything in the US. I am not apposed to this but most people are smart enough to know that if they do not have the money, they will purchase according to their financial ability. That said, and knowing how the US Unions work, most products manufactured in the US are almost always more expensive than imported, again google for lithium ion polymer batteries. Anybody who says buy American is a Hypocrite, I can almost guarantee they have purchased products because of price and not “American Made” and they chose something made of primarily foreign objects.

By: Brad G

Brad G — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:35 +0000

Just a few years ago NiMH was the new battery type.
Today it is Li-ion.
Second or third generation Volts in a few years will use the “next” new battery type like sodium, etc.

Just 15 years ago I bought my first fax machine.
Just 20 years ago I bought my first cell phone and it was installed in my car.

The “experts” predicting Li-ion shortage are not assuming that a new battery type is just a few years away.

By: js1219

js1219 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:08:39 +0000

Not a concern right now. After a million of these babies hit he road and other resevers have been explored, then we can see if it is a worry.

But if I would sell them esclusivley in the US until demand shrinks.