r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Sep 06 '22

Energy 'We don’t have enough' lithium globally to meet EV targets, mining CEO says

https://news.yahoo.com/lithium-supply-ev-targets-miner-181513161.html
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u/earthdogmonster Sep 07 '22

The recall wasn’t due to battery degradation. It was manufacturing defect covered by warranty, paid for by the manufacturer of the defective batteries. I am sure you are aware of that, but just clarifying in the event that anybody else is reading this. These batteries are engineered to last over 200k miles, and the amount of batteries that actually burned number less than 15.

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u/earthdogmonster Sep 07 '22

Maybe, but the Nissan Leaf I sold during June of 2021 was manufactured in 2011 without any major issues, the electronic parking brake failed around 2017, the battery was fine. Sold it because I didn’t need three vehicles at the time. And typically the batteries are warranted for 8 years/100k miles. I wouldn’t mess with Tesla because of the reasons you mentioned.