sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoLithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S.www.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square189linkfedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down136
arrow-up1393arrow-down1external-linkLithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S.www.earth.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square189linkfedilink
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoThen why isn’t everyone doing it? CATL not wanting to share?
minus-squarerafoix@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoCATL is one of the biggest if not the biggest battery manufacturers in the world. They sell batteries to other carmaker. They’re due to release the first sodium ion BEV this year. I think they were building up the manufacturing capacity for that type of battery.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days agoPatents. CATL leads the world in battery R&D, while US industry leads the world in executive compensation.
Then why isn’t everyone doing it? CATL not wanting to share?
CATL is one of the biggest if not the biggest battery manufacturers in the world. They sell batteries to other carmaker.
They’re due to release the first sodium ion BEV this year. I think they were building up the manufacturing capacity for that type of battery.
Patents. CATL leads the world in battery R&D, while US industry leads the world in executive compensation.