Why would those in charge of strategic planning for natural resources be so overly concerned about lithium deposits in the US? Are they concerned about having enough lithium for psyche meds, or perhaps making weapons? No, not at all, that really doesn’t take much, and it is more about the quality of the lithium and the ease of extraction. No, the reason they are concerned has to do with a high-tech need in our nation.
With regards to Lithium, I too am very concerned with the future shortage of ‘lithium’ to make ion-lithium and lithium-hybrid advanced technology batteries. One of the biggest lithium-deposits in the World is in Bolivia, a nation that is at odds with the US right now. China and Japan have beat us to these deposits and our US Automakers, technology sector, computer hardware, etc. all need it. We need sources here in the US.
Due to high-fuel prices more auto manufacturers are building hybrid-battery/fuel cars. In the United States Government Motors is building a car that they hope will save the company, but to do so they will have to put in a lot of lithium-batteries. Tesla Motors also will need batteries. If the price gets too high, then consumers will not buy it. The Japanese already have many hybrid-models, and the Chinese are now copying them and building some of their own.
The race to find lithium deposits has upped the ante, and so we need to be looking here in the US while still doing mega battery research to find better solutions. Our economic base and auto-sector depends on it. Please consider this.
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