Here's something you may not know: many EV batteries begin their life thousands of miles away in South American mines, but that may not be the case for much longer. According to a U.S. Department of Energy fact sheet, the ground under California's Salton Sea is hiding a huge amount of lithium. We’re talking enough to build more than 375 million EV batteries, more than all the cars on U.S. roads today.
Why this desert lake matters so much
