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How many barrels of crude were pumped to make maybe 15% fraction diesel fuel to mine these minerals, with around 2/3 of each barrel "dumped" on the gasoline market?

Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele

To manufacture each EV battery, you must process 25,000 pounds of brine for the lithium 30,000 pounds of ore for the cobalt 5,000 pounds of ore for the nickel, 25,000 pounds of ore for copper Diging up 500,000 pounds of the earth's crust For just - one - battery.

Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele

A typical electric car battery has: 25 pounds of lithium 60 pounds of nickel 44 pounds of manganese 30 pounds cobalt 200 pounds of copper 400 pounds of aluminum, steel, and plastic The first 4 ingredients are from limited sources and will continue to rise in cost. https://t.co/85JJP0zYpG https://t.co/xvwTUXeRnZ

1:09 AM ∙ Mar 14, 2022

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B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡ @Mining_Atoms

All mining, farming, construction, aviation - WORK - of Civilization is competing for their share of a tiny fraction of Crude Oil. This is a limiting factor for growth. Costly diesel / jet fuel = No Growth.

3:29 PM ∙ Nov 4, 2022

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