...while US/EU pussyfoots on EVs, the Chinese are already onto electric planes.
...the world will need more lithium, for sure. Most consumed in China.
...but Electric battery technology in China is evolving, in a few years, less lithium would be used.
NEWS: The largest battery manufacturer in China, CATL, says it has made progress in its all-electric aircraft partnership project, which is expected to support a range of about 1,250 to 1,860 miles by 2027-2028. CATL successfully test-flew a 4-ton civil electric aircraft and expects to release an 8-ton civil electric aircraft in 2027 to 2028. CATL's electric aircraft project uses Condensed Battery, which has an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg in a single cell, twice the energy density of current mainstream EV batteries.
