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The good news is that it's in Maine The bad news is that it's it in Maine, as they have an anti-mining law.
Staggering $1.5 billion lithium deposit discovered near Newry; excavating it poses a challenge (msn.com)

Toyota to Collaborate with Redwood Materials on a Sustainable, Closed-Loop Electrified Vehicle Battery Ecosystem - Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota is promoting a closed loop system with their new TBMNC (Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina) manufacturing plant so even the anode and cathode materials are recoverable from spend battery cells.

Smart considering most of the materials are expensive and some are even ethical challenging. I’d wager that most new batteries will be manufactured with increasing amounts of recycled materials. Redwood Materials recycles about 6 GWh of spent battery cells annually.


iPad ? Pro

So $38K for 226 mile range top of the line Leaf
$51k for BZ4x. I know one is a mid sized SUB and one is a hatchback…. So depending on creature comforts and cargo area….oh and the leaf is Not off road. BZ4x is….. $12k price difference will go a long way….. towards a model Y 7 passenger for the wife…. what do you all think?