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Can the Rhine's white gold power Germany's green e-car race?

Lithium is an ingredient for the batteries used in electric cars and is often referred to as white gold. Pictured is lithium ore.
Lithium is an ingredient for the batteries used in electric cars and is often referred to as white gold. Pictured is lithium ore.
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By:
Michael Nienaber
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By:
Reuters
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May 01, 2021 08:03 AM

With an eye on rapidly rising demand for German electric vehicles, power and mining companies alike are striving to bring to the surface lithium trapped in underground springs of boiling hot water thousands of meters below the Rhine river.

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