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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.
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- 11:44New charges and details are hurting Trump’s classified documents defense
- 22:27Taliban sees lithium in Afghanistan as key to economic futureYou’re reading this
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