“But change is coming. Nearly all 50 states now allow them,” said Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis. “On a recent trip to Florida, I saw them everywhere, and some cities are passing laws to encourage them. A wave of new designs is about to hit the market on two, three and four wheels — including one from a spin-off of Rivian, the electric truck maker.”
“Batteries are an enormous new source of demand for lithium,” said Alissa Kendall, the Ray B. Krone endowed professor of Environmental Engineering at UC Davis and senior author on the paper.
“Batteries are an enormous new source of demand for lithium,” said Alissa Kendall, the Ray B. Krone endowed professor of Environmental Engineering at UC Davis and senior author on the paper.
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