All identified reserves… meaning lithium found and quantified and deemed extractible.
Problem is that until recently lithium was not a hugely in demand element. As a result not a lot was invested in finding the stuff. Now that it is important large investments will be made and a lot more is likely to be found. It’s a light element and is very abundant in the solar system.
So this means that after not really trying very hard we have already found enough to give every human an EV. That is encouraging. If we try a bit harder and find say 50% more we are good for a really long time.
Oil is an example of something we have tried really really hard to find. We’ve found a ton more than we thought we would.
Problem is that until recently lithium was not a hugely in demand element. As a result not a lot was invested in finding the stuff. Now that it is important large investments will be made and a lot more is likely to be found. It’s a light element and is very abundant in the solar system.
So this means that after not really trying very hard we have already found enough to give every human an EV. That is encouraging. If we try a bit harder and find say 50% more we are good for a really long time.
Oil is an example of something we have tried really really hard to find. We’ve found a ton more than we thought we would.