Growing Demand for Electric Vehicles Could Lead to a Lithium Shortage. The Shortage Will Be Particularly Severe in Europe.

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Lithium is mainly used in lithium-ion batteries, which are used in, for example, smartphones, laptops and electric cars.

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Growing global demand for electric vehicles could lead to a significant shortage of lithium, especially in Europe, by 2030. Current plans to expand lithium production will not be enough to meet growing global needs, according to a new study by Shanghai's East China Normal University and Sweden's Lund University. The report comes from the DPA agency. While EU production could reach 325,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent per year by 2…

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After the semi-conductor crisis, is the automotive industry heading for a new shortage? This is at least what some specialists in the sector fear, who warn about the supply of lithium. This material, used massively for the production of batteries, could indeed come to miss, in the coming years, if sales of electric cars continue to increase. Electric cars depend on lithium A few years ago, lithium was a resource mainly used in the technology sec…

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© Guillermo / Adobe Stock Lithium is scarce: Electrical car production is under threat worldwide – trade conflicts between China, the USA and Europe are threatening.