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A hidden deposit of lithium in a US lake could power 375 million EVs (interestingengineering.com)
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A hidden deposit of lithium in a US lake could power 375 million EVs::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

If that's what I thought, I would have said "no people" instead of "few people"

There are a ton of pickup trucks on the road. The Ford F-Series has been the best selling car in the US for decades. Since the context is about that and towing, do you really think the number of pickups on the road is proportional to people who really need that kind of towing capacity as they drive around suburbia?