Here's Where the Juice That Powers Batteries Comes From

Ashlee Vance explores lithium mining in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

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[Dweebix]

3:04 I couldn't guarantee it, but its pretty sure that almost 100% sure

[thisismetoday]

No word about the 18 indigenous communities that live in the area and whose water has been disappearing for years. Great, balanced piece of reporting, Bloomberg! No wonder this world is doomed, if it only takes a few beautiful images to convive people that all is done super responsibly and everyone is singing Kumbaja together in the evening around a camp fire.

[zoningouterspace]

wow. this narrator sounds like he does not care

[xostler]

“It’s got electrolytes! It’s what plants crave!”

[BigtimeBigA]

Big Oil always uses these horrible polluting lithium mines as one of their talking points against renewables not worth it, glad the mainstream can see what they actually look like. Also, like he points out, the batteries are only 2% lithium, that's not very much needed per battery.

[michaelcoler]

Screw the lithium, what is that special steel they use for the pickups? I would love to have a Tacoma with a corrosion resistant frame.

[jackyha]

"I couldn't guarantee it but it's pretty sure that it's almost 100% sure that part of your smartphone went through this pond at one point" Love it

[plumbingstuffinoregon]

5:16 Of course they HAD to dub a truck horn sound here, like on every other TV show.

[Bloo]

Expecting to learn something about the lithium production: the flamingos are losing water, the sunset is pretty, bye...
Great

[weldmachine]

Always makes laugh when you see someone write a comment about raping our planet of natural resources.
These are the same people who go to the same schools, drive the same cars, and live in the same houses as what we all do.

I understand we do need to manage our planets natural resources i get that. But do something about it, get involved in what you preach instead of commenting on YouTube video, s.

It is an education for us who never took school seriously when we had the time too, or of those of us did not have the chance to learn.

[Lexyvil]

I'm doing research about the potential of recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries, and there are companies now like Li-Cycle that are expanding that process. I hope that keeps on improving.

[bodhidixon]

I thought "it's out of juice" was just a saying this whole time.🤯

[adamelmahdali]

How was the sunset ?
Me : it was beautiful it had colors only women know

[goqsane]

This guy is so characterless. The engineer is cool.

[GiriVckmslf]

"This sunset's here are everyday amazing, you have all these different colours that only women know the names"

This shits hard

[dontsettleformill]

The guides name is Alejandro Bucheck. Brother of most famous Kazakhstan pop star, Korky Bucheck. Bing bong bing bing bing bingity bong bong.

[G]

All this talk about lithium mines killing animals just like any other mineral mine, but neglecting to notice that unlike coal, lithium is like lead in the sense that it's highly recyclable and like lead, straight mining from the ground will of course be severely reduced once there is already enough lithium circulating around the world market to viably recycle, just like how lead from lead acid batteries are typically recycled nowadays.

[franklincollintamboto]

"...dry hot salty condition...", just like youtube comment

[simonrandall]

Not one word on how the liquid becomes a battery. Nice job.

[fundzthakidd]

Everyone: *complains about youtube reccomendtions*

Youtube: "but you clicked and watched it;)"