Viral post critical of electric cars mistakes copper mine for lithium ...

Fact check: CO2 emissions from gas cars outweigh electric, even with battery manufacturing Rio Tinto, the company that operates the mine, did not respond to requests for comment. Read More

Does Viral Photo Show a 'Toxic' Lithium Extraction Field?

Fact Check. A photograph shared to Twitter on Aug. 6, 2022, authentically showed a lithium leach field used in the mining and extraction of the silvery-white metal, which is a core component of ... Read More

Lithium used in electric car batteries cannot be produced fast ... - MSN

Lithium used in electric car batteries cannot be produced fast enough for demand, study finds - Even a tenfold increase in production may not be enough, researchers say advertisement The Independent ... Read More

The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution

The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution A California-sized piece of South America is stifling production of the metal at a time when battery makers desperately need it ... Read More

Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

Lithium prices have fallen because sales of electric vehicles, while still brisk, are not growing as fast as automakers expected, he said. That has led suppliers to produce more than is needed. Read More

Viral post critical of electric cars mistakes copper mine for lithium ...

The claim: Photo shows lithium mine 'for electric cars' An April 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows one image of a pit mine and another of a grassy field with cows and a single oil ... Read More