#284 - Henry Sanderson on VOLT RUSH

Journalist and author Henry Sanderson chats with Trey Elling about VOLT RUSH: THE WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE RACE TO GO GREEN. Topics include: Why electric vehicles didn't catch on initially in the early 1900s (2:01) How Exxon gets partial credit for discovering the lithium battery (4:37) China as the world's 'battery superpower' (7:54) Lithium's path from ground to battery (11:40) Cobalt's path from ground to battery (18:11) Nickel's path from ground to battery (26:04) The shocking amount of copper needed in electric vehicles (30:21) Deep sea mining as the next 'great' frontier for EV materials (35:03) Possible solutions to a finite amount of inhumanely sourced materials (38:44)