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Do we have enough lithium to power the future?

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China's Gig Factory - Part Three

China consumes four in ten of the world's lithian batteries, but it makes twice as many as it uses. How did China end up controlling so much of the market? Our third expert witness is Shirley man am, a professor in university f chicago. She explains that right back at the start of the millennium, china mapped out a strategy for mass production of lithian batteries. Part three: chinas gig factories.

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