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The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW:#LITHIUM: Conversation with colleague Simon Constable in Occitanie re the plunge in lithium prices per ton and what it means for green technology. More tonight.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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PREVIEW:#LITHIUM: Conversation with colleague Simon Constable in Occitanie re the plunge in lithium prices per ton and what it means for green technology. More tonight.

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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:10.7

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:14.0

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.6

All aboard Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat.

0:25.6

Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.

0:28.0

P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.

0:30.6

This is John Batcher speaking with my colleagues Simon Constable in the South of France about the price of lithium.

0:36.0

Have you noticed the lithium-ion battery in your car if you have an electric vehicle or in those Tesla that drive by. The price of lithium has

0:46.3

collapsed. It's measured in Chinese currency by the ton and collapsed. Simon explains.

0:54.0

The price of lithium has collapsed.

0:58.0

It is an absolutely vital thing for putting into lithium ion batteries,

1:03.5

which are vital for green vehicles.

1:06.0

So electric vehicles, you can use it for that

1:09.9

and other things.

1:11.5

It's a great thing. It's a great thing.

1:13.0

It's a soft metal and it's gray.

1:16.4

We used to have this out in school and they'd light it

1:19.2

and put it on some water and it would buzz around.

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