UBC researchers develop way to produce lithium for EV batteries

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Most the world’s lithium is produced in South America and Australia but ends up in China where it gets refined. UBC researchers and technical advisers Arman Bonakdarpour (left) David Wilkinson (middle) and president of Mangrove Lithium Saad Dara (right.) Mangrove is a Vancouver based Company which has developed a way to produce cost-effective lithium to address the supply crunch for electric vehicle batteries. Photo by UBC handout /PNG Article content It all started with a demonstration using Tupperware containers bought at a dollar store on campus. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Now a company formed by University of British Columbia researchers has received funding to make cost-effective lithium to use for electric vehicle…

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