Comment on New tech pulls lithium from dead batteries cheaper than you can buy it
someguy3@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoMining costs are probably subject to more increases, as things get harder to access and environmental laws tighten
Comment on New tech pulls lithium from dead batteries cheaper than you can buy it
someguy3@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoMining costs are probably subject to more increases, as things get harder to access and environmental laws tighten
Regna@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Without this kind of progress described (meaning reutilising, refining or reprocessing lithium), mining might become even more brutal to keep costs down for investors and corporate buyers, but remain ever more expensive for consumers.