Comments on: The Road to Lithium Car Batteries

By: John Acheson

John Acheson — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:25:05 +0000

Our oil civilization is facing its doom. Where did oil come from? The sun right… But why can’t we agree on how much oil and Lithium are left? As for oil, it doesn’t matter because the demand will exceed any amount of supply, due to overpopulation of the world’s cars and trucks. But for Lithium, it’s WAY TOO EARLY to make any estimates on global reserves. That would be like counting the world’s oil when Texas ruled the global oil supply and thought it would never run out. Very few people if any, know how much oil and Lithium are left…

By: Max Reid

Max Reid — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:15:46 +0000

I think Lithium batteries can be deployed in scooters next, they they dont undergo rigorous temperatures like automobiles and also smaller batteries should be affordable.

If a scooter is lightweight and can go 10 miles, it should help people go to nearby grocery store.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:11:20 +0000

Wow.. that reads just like the Wikipedia entry on Lithium… verbatim in fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium

For verbatim coping you need to include the link back and reference the GNU License
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verbatim_copying

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:24:50 +0000

Lithium is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft alkali metal with a silver-white color. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive, corroding quickly in moist air to form a black tarnish. For this reason, lithium metal is typically stored under the cover of oil.

Lithium (mostly 7Li) was one of the few elements synthesized in the Big Bang, although its quantity has vastly decreased. The reasons for its disappearance and the processes by which new lithium is created continue to be important matters of study in astronomy. Lithium is the 33rd most abundant element on Earth,[1] but due to its high reactivity only appears there naturally in the form of compounds. Lithium occurs in a number of pegmatitic minerals, but is also commonly obtained from brines and clays; on a commercial scale, lithium metal is isolated electrolytically from a mixture of lithium chloride and potassium chloride.

Trace amounts of lithium are present in the oceans and in some organisms, though it serves no apparent biological function in humans. Nevertheless, the neurological effect of the lithium ion Li+ makes some lithium salts useful as a class of mood stabilizing drugs. Lithium and its compounds have several other commercial applications, including heat-resistant glass and ceramics, high strength-to-weight alloys used in aircraft, and lithium batteries. Lithium also has important links to nuclear physics: the splitting of lithium atoms was the first man-made nuclear reaction, and lithium deuteride serves as the fusion fuel in staged thermonuclear weapons.

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:56:38 +0000

check out http://www.hybridtechnologies.com

they have converted many cars and have an aggresive marketing approach, see their featured videos on the home page (and all the others). Also, read the news: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HYBT.OB

By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:55:58 +0000

Very small amounts of Lithium in the World !

By: JaxSean

JaxSean — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:43:28 +0000

Odd the article doesn’t mention that A123 is who GM has contracted with to ‘invent’ the batteries for the upcoming Chevrolet Volt.

By: Max Reid

Max Reid — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:51:39 +0000

I think Lithium has captured the market of Cellphones, PDA's, Cameras and now recently the Powertools, the next is the Auto.

But Automobiles could be tricky since they are exposed to climates ranging from 0 degree F to 115 degree F.

Certainly it will be there.
Lithium is a very abundant element on our planet.