.....the whole point of the article mentioned is that we would "need to produce .......two times the current total annual world cobalt production, nearly the entire world production of neodymium, 3/4 of the world's lithium production and at least half of the world's copper production" in order to build enough batteries to meet the Govt's targets for getting diesel and petrol cars off the UK's roads. Says 8 of the UKs leading geologists, geoscientists and mineralogists. In a letter to the UK's climate Change Committee.
And no one has debunked it yet.
Plus 20% increase in electric production.
So can't see electric cars catching on!!!
We'll have to go hydrogen which, if this last "Christmas Lectures" are anything to go by, will be more possible............maybe.
I've come on so late you've all fecked off to bed!
Better do the same!
We may have to invent a better battery ?
There is a charger now that can recharge a car to full charge from 'empty' in 30 mins ...
So, we're getting there ... same as ultrasonic welding, I learnt that yonks ago, but don't hear much about it now ...