logo
welcome
InsideEVs

InsideEVs

California's Salton Sea region has 18 million tons of lithium in its hot geothermal brine

InsideEVs
Summary
Nutrition label

67% Informative

The U.S. Department of Energy formally acknowledged the Salton Sea region in California as a "rich domestic lithium resource" in November 2023 .

The region's lakebed has 18 million metric tons of lithium in its “hot geothermal brine” Experts say these reserves are enough to produce 375 million EV batteries.

However, extraction and processing is water-intensive, and the region is deprived of it.

VR Score

67

Informative language

70

Neutral language

26

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

67

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links