The global new production of lithium (measured as a metal) in...

1. The global new production of lithium (measured as a metal) in 2020 was 82,000 mt or 82,000,000 kg. This was a tripling of global output over that in 2010,
2. The global new production of cobalt (measured as metal) in 2020 was 140,000 mt or 140,000,000 kg,
3. The global new production of magnet rare earths in 2020 was 40,000 mt or 40,000,000 kg.
4. The global production of motor vehicles in 2020 was 78,000,000 of which some 2.5%, let’s say 2,000,000 were EVs, and
5. The largest producer of BEVs in 2020 was Tesla, which sold somewhat more than 500,000 of them in that year.

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