If lithium was as abundant as you claim, why is the Lithium Triangle a thing?
The largest exporter is Australia and the largest importer is China. Were lithium abundant, why does China import most of its lithium?
The largest exporter is Australia and the largest importer is China. Were lithium abundant, why does China import most of its lithium?
Australia also exports a billion tons of iron ore to China. Iron ore is everywhere, but easier to mine good ore in Australia and ship it. Shipping is really efficient.
sure, lithium is more abundant than gold or silver but lithium access is not secure. Given that the largest lithium processing facilities by far are in one country (Chile), the supply of lithium is far from secure.