(NPR) California's 'White Gold' Rush: Lithium In Demand Amid Surge In Electric Vehicles

California's 'White Gold' Rush: Lithium In Demand Amid Surge In Electric Vehicles



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California's 'White Gold' Rush: Lithium In Demand Amid Surge In Electric Vehicles







Rod Colwell, CEO of Controlled Thermal Resources, is among many hoping to transform the area around California's Salton Sea into a domestic source of lithium for electric car batteries.



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California's 'White Gold' Rush: Lithium In Demand Amid Surge In Electric Vehicles





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Automakers worry about a shortage of key minerals just as production of electric vehicles is set to spike. The Biden administration has called for boosting domestic production of them.