Its very likely, and probably within 10 years, not nearly as much lithium will be in batteries at all. There are so many interesting alternatives coming out that actually seem to have a lot of potential.
Even things like adding iron to reduce the amount of lithium is already a thing.
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Its very likely, and probably within 10 years, not nearly as much lithium will be in batteries at all. There are so many interesting alternatives coming out that actually seem to have a lot of potential.
Even things like adding iron to reduce the amount of lithium is already a thing.