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Massive research and development will be needed in order to meet the goals that governments are setting for eliminating fossil fuels.
Take lithium, for example.
Lithium is a key metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles, store rooftop solar energy, laptops, cell phones, electric toothbrushes, even vape pens.
As the planet tries to replace fossil fuels with clean electricity, it’s going to need “unprecedented” quantities of lithium, according to UC Berkeley scientists.
But producing and disposing of lithium create environmental challenges, and the U.S. produces almost none of…
How a Sebastopol engineer is trying to slash the cost of lithium batteries and save the planet
