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Lithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S. (www.earth.com)
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[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

CATL claims an energy density near Li-ion with a definite advantage on cold and hot weather environments, no thermal runaway and 10,000 cycles. Also, it’s supposed to cost less because materials are much cheaper.

175Wh/kg very

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

Doubt (x)

Also, it’s supposed to cost less because materials are much cheaper.

Lithium is currently in a temporary dip in prices. It's going to go back up