Global lithium availability: A constraint for electric vehicles?

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 760-775

  Gruber, Paul W ^a   Medina, Pablo A ^a   Keoleian, Gregory A ^a   Kesler, Stephen E ^a   Everson, Mark P ^b   Wallington, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric vehicles (EVs); Industrial ecology; Lithium demand; Lithium ion (Li ion) battery; Mineral resources; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CURRENT STATUS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LITHIUM-ION (LI-ION) BATTERY; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FLEET OPERATIONS; IONS; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES;

LITHIUM;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; LITHIUM; MINERAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

EID: 80053574099     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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