Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Taliban sees lithium in Afghanistan as key to economic future
Lithium is the major element needed to produce electric car batteries, and now there’s a gold rush for it in Afghanistan, spurred by the Chinese. This could give the country an edge in producing EVs.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLithium is the major element needed to produce electric car batteries, and now there’s a gold rush for it in Afghanistan, spurred by the Chinese. This could give the country an edge in producing EVs.
