A scramble to mine the deep sea could soon commence. And once it begins, there will be little hope of reining it in.
A scramble to mine the deep sea could soon commence. And once it begins, there will be little hope of reining it in.
Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.
One county has a wealth of minerals essential to defense and the green economy. Mining would transform the community, yet many say they feel a patriotic obligation to dig.
Foreign-made cars no longer qualify. Tesla and G.M. should become eligible again. But officials are still working on the fine print.
Many companies and investors are eager to recycle batteries but it could take a decade or more before enough used lithium-ion batteries become available.
The project also illustrates how difficult it is to get lithium out of the ground and break China’s dominance in processing the metal and turning it into batteries.
The price of nickel, an essential ingredient in most batteries, has soared because of fear that Russian supplies could be cut off.