EV batteries are born in Chilean evaporation ponds



Using Landsat data from the US Geological survey, NASA's Laren Dauphin recently imaged the Salar de Atacama in Chile. The enclosed basin is the world's largest source of lithium, producing 29 percent of the world's reserves.

from https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/24/the-big-picture-lithium-salt-flats-chile/
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