floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoSamsung’s 20-year-life EV battery runs 600 miles on 9-minute chargeinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down111
arrow-up1525arrow-down1external-linkSamsung’s 20-year-life EV battery runs 600 miles on 9-minute chargeinterestingengineering.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareNuke_the_whales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down14·2 years agoToo bad the lithium battery industry is no better. Those places are child labor slave mines and the environmental damage is astronomical…
minus-squareAtrichum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoYou’re probably thinking of cobalt or perhaps hard rock lithium mines. Most lithium is just pumped out of the ground as brines, just like oil.
Too bad the lithium battery industry is no better. Those places are child labor slave mines and the environmental damage is astronomical…
You’re probably thinking of cobalt or perhaps hard rock lithium mines. Most lithium is just pumped out of the ground as brines, just like oil.