Bottled lightning : superbatteries, electric cars, and the new lithium economy / Seth Fletcher.
"Did you know that the tools that have become absolutely integral to your life--our laptop, iPod, and cell phone--re all powered by lithium batteries? Chances are you've got some lithium on your person right now. The third element on the periodic table may also hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil independent future. From electric cars to a "smart" power grid that can actually store electricity, letting us harness the powers of the sun and wind and use them when we need them, lithium--metal found only in some of the most uninhabitable places on Earth--setting us on a path toward a carbon-free future. It's also shifting the geopolitical chessboard in profound ways. In this illuminating, entertaining, and timely book, the science reporter Seth Fletcher takes us on a fascinating journey, from the salt flats of Bolivia to the labs of MIT and Stanford, from the turmoil at GM to cutting-edge lithium-ion battery start-ups, introducing us to the key players and ideas in an industry with the power to reshape the world. Lithium is the thread that ties together many key stories of our time: the environmental movement; the American auto industry, betting it all on the electrification of cars and trucks; the struggle between first-world countries in need of natural resources and the countries where those resources are found; and, finally, a foundering American economy, desperately searching for a green-tech boom to revive it"-- Provided by publisher.
"An exploration of the rise of lithium batteries and the impications of the new energy economy"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780809030538 (hardback)
- Physical Description: 290 p ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Hill and Wang, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The electricians -- 2. False start -- 3. The wireless revolution -- 4. Reviving the electric car -- 5. The blank spot at the heart of the car -- 6. The lithium wars -- 7. The brink -- 8. The stimulus -- 9. The prospectors -- 10. The lithium triangle -- 11. The goal -- Epilogue -- appendix. Global lithium reserves and identified resources. |
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Subject: | Lithium cells. Lithium industry. Electronic industries. |
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