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Old 3rd August 2008, 12:34
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Originally Posted by flecc View Post
Fortunately lithium is abundant and there's little prospect of being able to run out of it. It's quite possible that fuel cells will replace traction batteries anyway, and with hydrogen from nuclear generation or nuclear based chemical conversion, it's unlikely lithium supplies could ever be a problem.
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Flecc

If that's the case, why are lithium batteries so expensive? Could we expect to see them become cheaper as demand rises?

Jon
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