Is battery technology ready for widespread use in electric cars?

24/06/2021 26 min Episodio 11
Is battery technology ready for widespread use in electric cars?

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Episode Synopsis

Have you ever thought about where we get the lithium from for Li-ion batteries? Laura, Antonia, Aneeqa and Amina discuss trends in car ownership, where we get lithium from, how difficult it is to recycle these batteries, what the ethical implications of lithium mining are, and how this fits in with UK government plans to tackle the climate emergency.
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