The future of lithium availability for electric vehicle batteries

Jamie Speirs; Marcello Contestabile; Yassine Houari; Robert Gross

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.018

Keywords

Lithium (medication)Environmental economicsElectric vehicleBattery (electricity)Resource (disambiguation)Software deploymentRange (aeronautics)Scale (ratio)Supply and demandEnvironmental scienceAutomotive engineeringComputer scienceTransport engineeringEngineeringEconomicsPower (physics)

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Imperial College London GB

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 35
Pages: 183-193
Citations: 384
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                                    Jamie Speirs, 
                                
                                    Marcello Contestabile, 
                                
                                    Yassine Houari
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            The future of lithium availability for electric vehicle batteries. 
                            Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
                            , 35
                            
                            , 183-193.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.018

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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.018