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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 10 > The chase for lithium

The chase for lithium

With electric cars, demand for lithium is poised to take off

By Clifford Krauss / The Bulletin
March 10, 2010

As awareness spreads that lithium is an ingredient for hybrid cars, a hunt is under way for sources of the metal.

Toyota Tsusho, the material supplier for the Japanese automaker, announced a joint venture in January with the Australian miner Orocobre to develop a $100 million lithium project in....

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