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What you need to know about lithium - BNP Paribas Asset Management

Lithium is now widely accepted as a key metal in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) on our way to a net-zero economy, as exemplified by US Geological Survey’s (USGS) classification of lithium as a ‘critical mineral resource’. In this article, BNP Paribas Asset Management discuss why it is so important to the EV story and explain why not all lithium is created equally from an environmental perspective.

Posted on Aug 05, 2021

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... Lithium-ion batteries are the dominant battery technology for EVs and it is expected to remain at the heart of future EV battery technologies. This is no coincidence: lithium is the least dense element that is a solid at room temperature, making it best suited for use as the active material in batteries. As such from 2020 to 2025, demand for lithium is expected to grow by 130%.

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