Lithium is normally contained in hard rock or dissolved in brine deposits, which are pools of salty groundwater. The clay lithium deposits at Thacker Pass are unusual.
Lithium Americas' path is a stark reminder that battery materials mining in the U.S. is not easy and that producing the components for tailpipe emissions-free EVs still has social and environmental costs.
Rural locations like Humboldt County, Nev., are undergoing rapid changes crucial for the EV transition. But those changes are testing local governments and stirring debate among residents.
PHEVs make little sense to me, since a conventional hybrid charges itself, and you don’t have to bother with home charging.