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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,768 posts) Sun Nov 21, 2021, 10:39 AM Nov 2021

How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy

David Weigel Retweeted

The electric car revolution will live or die based on metals/minerals needed to power EV cars. Battery formulas will change/are changing. But cobalt is vital for now. Read this story on a grand, decades-long battle fought & lost by the the US for cobalt.

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How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy

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How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

This win-lose perspective is unfortunate. David__77 Nov 2021 #1

In the 1970's nobody knew cobalt would be essential to today's electric cars. hunter Nov 2021 #2

David__77

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1. This win-lose perspective is unfortunate.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:19 PM

Nov 2021

This can be a happy competition to the benefit of all humanity.

hunter

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2. In the 1970's nobody knew cobalt would be essential to today's electric cars.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 12:16 AM

Nov 2021

And it probably won't be essential to tomorrow's electric cars.

The smartest thing we could do is shrink the world's overall demand for cars of any sort.

With the world population approaching 8 billion the earth simply can't support a car for every adult, no matter how they are powered.

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