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Evening Standard
Technology
Andrew Williams

Nevada supervolcano’s lithium reserve could power electric vehicles for a decade

A huge reserve of lithium, which is the primary component in electric car batteries, has been analysed on the border between Orgeon and Nevada in the US.

The lithium deposits sits in the McDermitt caldera, which is the rock formation left when a volcano erupts and collapses. This particular caldera was believed to have been formed up to 19 million years ago.

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