Non-renewable Lithium...Fact.

profdant139 wrote:
Actually, Gary, this thread actually illustrates the value of dialogue. I am a pro-EV person -- we are considering getting an EV car for DW, who does not need much range. And yes, we have solar panels on our roof at home.

But I had never stopped to think about the finite nature of lithium, until the OP posted a question. And then I did a little googling and found that yes, although lithium is plentiful in the short run, there are long term concerns.

This has always amazed me; Nobody that has looked at pictures sent back from space should think of anything as limitless. But the goal of the masters of the universe is to keep the economy growing (growth requires consumption or resources) forever.

So I discovered something by actually listening to someone with whom I might disagree. This is a good thing.

To often when facing somebody we might disagree with we spend our time thinking about what we are going to say, instead of listening to what is being said.
It is not possible to change somebody else's mind unless you are willing to change yours.

Gdetrailer wrote:
While it IS "possible" to "recycle" (as in fully break down a Lith battery to the basic components and purity) the problem is to do so IS prohibitively EXPENSIVE to do so.

To break down all of the components to their purest form that is required takes considerable amount of more energy than just digging up new raw material and processing it to a ready usable product.

The same thing can be said for simple things like glass. We could save a lot of energy if instead of crushing the glass we would just clean and reuse the jar. And by standardizing size and shape, where the cleaned bottle could go to any bottler that needed, we could save more. Why does every brand of ketchup need to have it's own bottle shape?