Afghanistan or the largest lithium reserves in the world

As you probably know, many electric vehicles use lithium ion batteries and therefore very need lithium to give the engine the energy it needs. Lithium batteries are also widely used in mobile phones and laptops.

However, the sources of lithium are quite rare and are very far from the main battery manufacturers.

Bolivia that matters 40% of the planet's lithium a vivid example.

However, it looks like there is a better side to these cars with a recent New York Times ad announcing discovery of huge reserves of lithium in Afghanistan (but not only: also iron, copper, gold, niobium and cobalt).

The total cost will represent 3000 billion... (about the same number of nature reserves as in Bolivia)

This war-torn country alone has more lithium than all major stockpiles, including Russia, South Africa, Chile and Argentina combined, according to the NYT.

After this discovery, several observers claim that the huge deposits Lithium could change this country's economic model, moving it from being almost non-existent to being one of the greatest mining giants the world has known. However, the political instability in the country has yet to be dealt with.

Lithium is one of the most important elements that make up the latest generation of batteries. Its wider use in battery production is mainly due to its ability to store more energy than nickel and cadmium. To improve performance, some battery manufacturers use a mixture Lithium ion, but there are other effective combinations, including those produced by Hyundai (Lithium polymer or lithium air).