You frack to extract Lithium? Could you provide a link?I hope fracking is not a part of ELONs plan of excavation.
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You frack to extract Lithium? Could you provide a link?I hope fracking is not a part of ELONs plan of excavation.
Does anyone know or realize how much of an environmental impact this is going to have to mine and process this much lithium and from where?
Here is information on where Lithium comes from and how it's recovered.
Lithium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You can bet none of this is planet friendly. I'm all for EVs and drive one myself...but this trigger-cheerleading many here seem to have just because it's a Tesla and somehow it's immune to the same laws of physics and environmental issues is ridiculous. We need to be aware of these issues before we swallow the Koolaid of any automaker that claims they are doing the world a favour.
You frack to extract Lithium? Could you provide a link?
Well, you did. By saying " I hope fracking isn't involved" you are saying that fracking is a possibility. Anyone else read it as such?Who said that "you frack to extract Lithium? I just made a statement to say that "I hope fracking isn't involved".
Well, you did. By saying " I hope fracking isn't involved" you are saying that fracking is a possibility. Anyone else read it as such?
Well, you did. By saying " I hope fracking isn't involved" you are saying that fracking is a possibility. Anyone else read it as such?
I did read it the same way. But let's pretend SOME lithium is extracted via fracking. I'd bet money that Tesla wouldn't be buying it from that company.
Wow. The SpaceX comment was odd at best. Do I need proof? I was asking because I wasn't aware you could mine lithium with fracking. You are saying it is possible but you hope they don't do it. I hope you understand.Come on - Stop it.
I SAID - I hope fracking isn't involved.
I also hope California doesn't fall into the ocean - then my order might be late. Do I need proof?
I also hope Elon doesn't get hit by a bus. Do I need proof?
I also hope you don't get decapitated by a runaway Space X rocket. Do I need proof?
I also hope....
Stop it - I'm not suggesting any of these things will happen.
Elon has already commented on this exact concern multiple times before. He said there is absolutely NO SHORTAGE of lithium in this world. You really think the whole team at Tesla and battery suppliers like Panasonic and LG haven't thought of this?Elon Musk made some crucial statements that seems to either bored most consumers to death or exceeded their technical savvy.
It was glaring to me to hear Elon Musk mention Lithium as much as he did. I heard him loud and clear. Tesla is going to HAVE TO BE the largest consumer of Lithium on the face of the planet.
Of course most of the people in this forum don't care about that - They just want their car.
The single most important part of any TESLA cars is the battery. Lithium ION batteries. These batteries are extremely light in weight compared to Nickel Cadmium or any other type of battery without sacrificing discharge rates. Latium is a natural resource. In other words....the earth produces it by itself and takes it time producing it. When looking at the volume of Model 3's ordered....I can't imagine where on earth TESLA is going to have to go to get Lithium in that quantity. 250+ cars worth? That's millions of tons of Latium that will have to be extracted from salt lakes.
I suppose the reason this has hit me so hard is that I'm converting my mower away from gasoline to electric utilizing Li Batteries and they are extremely expensive when compared to any other battery type.
Where in the world is TESLA going to get that much Lithium? Maybe that's what's going to take TESLA so long to produce these cars.
Elon was doing nothing but being honest about Lithium during the reveal.
Wow. The SpaceX comment was odd at best. Do I need proof? I was asking because I wasn't aware you could mine lithium with fracking. You are saying it is possible but you hope they don't do it. I hope you understand.
We are amazing. So what did you mean by "I hope they don't do fracking"? If you didn't mean you hope they didn't do it because it was even a remote possibility then it make as much sense as saying I hope they don't use shovels. You really blow a simple question out of proportion.You guys are amazing.
I'm the owner of the comment and you are telling me what I meant. WOW. Anyway. Thanks for your support.
How do I unfollow this thread and your future comments? I found it - Ignore which is short for .....
Good luck.WOW. That's why I don't contribute to these forums much.
This is insane.
I checked on this just this morning with my sources at wikipedia etc.Tell us more ...
No problem -- I get it.Come on - Stop it.
I SAID - I hope fracking isn't involved.