Woolsey said fears about switching from a risky dependence on Middle Eastern oil to an unhealthy reliance on lithium are unfounded. He said that while Bolivia, with which the U.S. government has concerns, is a significant supplier of lithium for batteries, Chile, Argentina, the U.S. and China also have reserves. Since lithium is also easily recyclable, "Don't be scared about Boliva," he said.
Sounds like he's been drinking the kool-aid again...
Because the opinion of the battery experts whom I've read state that it's not so easy to recycle in an economical manner. Sure it can be done, but it's apparently not worthwhile or we'd see a huge push for all laptop batteries (which is really what these PHEV batteries are.. hundreds of laptop batteries in serial) to be recycled.
Maybe that will change in the future, but I have to live in the here and now...
But I'm happy he mentioned NG. It deserves to get more attention since it's a viable alternative fuel that's widely available NOW, both domestically and overseas, and will prove an excellent transitional fuel.
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