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China in particular is way ahead when it comes to lithium batteries. There are individual producers and raw material deposits in Europe, but the processing of the raw materials – i.e. the refinery – takes place almost exclusively in China.
This is exactly what makes Europe dependent. That’s why alternatives are needed, for example the sodium-ion battery.
You can find out what potential the sodium-ion battery has and how Germany can manage to stay connected in the Breaking Lab video.
