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From this perspective, it seems that the energy in ''manufacturing'' the battery is reasonable enough. | From this perspective, it seems that the energy in ''manufacturing'' the battery is reasonable enough. | ||
Note: This doesn't include the energy involved in ''mining for'' the minerals to make the battery | Note: This doesn't include the energy involved in ''mining for'' the minerals to make the battery. {{x|In general, the rarer the mineral, the more energy it takes to mine.}} But we already saw earlier that mining (cobalt) was a problem regardless. | ||
<small>Similar calculations could be done for non-vehicle energy storage.</small><!-- TODO: add them --> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Sodium-ion batteries]] - a possible solution | * [[Sodium-ion batteries]] - a possible solution |