“Soaring battery metal costs are leading to a renewed interest in Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.”
Good chemistry as they’re safer, but about 50% heavier for the same energy. Matters for EVs, but not much for fixed storage.
I’m going to type this comment and risk getting yelled at, again, or banned from this site....oh well
I DO NOT GIVE A FLYING RATS F*** *&%89( (*&&9 (*&^5 *%$g **&6 *&^ ABOUT EV CAR BATTERIES OR ANYHTING ABOUT EVs OR HOW EFFICIENT THE BATTERIES ARE.
Believe it or not, what the manufacturing process does to the environment is what I care about. So, all the EV-nerds and Greenies that love EVs have ZERO problem with this. Yes they do. Why? Because it isn’t happening in their backyard.
Electric Vehicle Push Is Sparking Massive Deforestation, Environmental Damage https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/08/electric-vehicle-deforestation-global-climate-pledges/
Tesla is ditching cobalt, and everyone else should too ... Banishing cobalt for the greater good .... https://topcharger.co.uk/tesla-is-ditching-cobalt-and-everyone-else-should-too/ ..... While future technologies like graphene are exciting, the next step is to move away from materials that come at a significant human and environmental cost....You know what comes at a drastically reduced human and environmental cost? Walking or going back to horses and buggies. Then we don’t have to worry about mining, costs, and the one thing we rarely read about, what to do with all the spent batteries.