The Looming Lithium Crisis: SOLVED | In Depth

[@notdavidbender]

@14:25 the sentence "Exon made a big resource acquisition of lithium"... The oil companies have bought battery technology patents for decades just to shelve them. That has postponed electric vehicle adoption. Now they're allowed to buy a large amount of lithium reserves? Sounds like they're still trying to sandbag battery creation. They shouldn't be allowed to continue their monopoly.

[@PlanetEarth3141]

I agree of course, but it won't matter in the long run. If you go out of business by penalizing better competition then lithium will not save you. I call it kharma.

[@yeanswers]

They want to corner every energy source possible. If they can make money out of it it'll be done.

[@PlanetEarth3141]

@@yeanswers That is greed. Not one least bit of human kindness. You are right too.

[@stephentroyer3831]

I don't think they're sandbagging battery production, but rather looking to get as big a piece of the battery making pie as possible. In other words, I see it as a vote of confidence that lithium batteries are the way forward.

[@thisotheroneguy6]

Well said​@@stephentroyer3831

[@companies2859]

Already invested in 2022 thanks to your video back then (same day). Love you guys

[@MinusEighty]

Invest more now. This poor guy can't even afford to buy pants without holes in them!

[@PrecisionPyramids]

One concern with most mining operations is environmental pollution, which also applies to lithium. However, this isn't mining. This is extraction from brines, so I would hope there is little or no environmental impacts from this. Can anyone confirm how much or how little environmental waste is involved in these processes?

[@thisguydiablo]

I'm an energy x employee and it's clean as can be . I routinely drink the stuff when our analytics team isn't looking .

[@PrecisionPyramids]

Because...you need more electrolytes? Can't afford your lithium medication? Kidding. But hey, maybe there is a side product that could be sold to dehydrated or depressed people. Very good to hear that it appears to be super clean.@@thisguydiablo

[@KCJbomberFTW]

It uses a ton of water which is fine if you have desalination but not fine when people in Chile have none cause the mining companies bought it all😅

[@thisotheroneguy6]

It's perfect bro and even if you are just like me and are wondering where is the hype over renewable resources we'll this is the beginning and the world will be woken up when our 50 years worth of natural gas and oil leaves them paying 10-15-20 at the pump here very. Very soon. 😇

[@doylewillis9587]

Lithium is everywhere.There's plenty of it in the united states for all our needs

[@Lduke32]

This is such a stupid segment. Every week your show gets cheesier and cheesier. You guys seem like used car salesmen. Always trying sell stuff. Oh by the way alternative chemistry will make lithium obsolete. Sodium ion is making huge improvements. See CATL.

[@yeanswers]

They are defintely Salty about it.

[@maakjar]

I just realized this show hasn’t been showing up on me feed. Been watching you guys since the beginning. Definitely something going on that’s ramping you down

[@gregbailey45]

KZbin hates you. Me too.

[@gabrieleden26]

Hey, I have a question. I really want to invest in EnergyX but last I heard, Tesla was building their own lithium refinery, so is EnergyX directly competing with Tesla there? The need for lithium will be so large that I’m sure it won’t matter for a while anyway. However, I might be misunderstanding what Tesla is doing with their refinery. Thoughts?

[@terrysullivan1992]

Tesla is building a modest size hard rock spodumene concentrate refining plant in Corpus Christi. Energy X is developing a new technology for concentrating lithium from brine.

[@gabrieleden26]

Thanks!

[@20sixllc]

Tesla will one day become a customer of EnergyX either directly or indirectly. The ability to increase % of retained brine is valuable.

[@RohanJames-z4w]

Tesla may not go full swing with lithium refinery but I have a hunch they may not because the Chinese may have a say in it. I could be wrong bu that's my hunch.

[@10thMinuteMinistries]

Has energy x developed any lithium? they have been collecting investor dollars since 2020. I am heavily invested in Tesla, gave a very small investment to energy x through netcapital and now the are no longer on netcapital. becareful with this investment, expect nothing back.

[@rdk3996]

Great video. Thank you. Great to see this video doesn’t go divisively hard-right and focuses on helping everyone…

[@valerieewing3306]

Great promotion and educational piece. Well done Jesse for investing early. Will watch this company with interest.

[@TheOnlyName]

TTN and In Depth on one day?! What an NYK treat!

[@sorenklinge]

The price on Lithum has fallen 80% so mines in Australia are closing down until prices up again 😢😅🎉

[@ranjanpillai7025]

Can Canadians invest?

[@LordMoriancumer]

Canada still requires acreted investor status which they have to comply with. IMO these laws are an insult at best.

[@joelm077]

Thanks for going in depth on this one.

[@shawncooper8131]

Lithium is everywhere....

[@richardthomson8661]

What about the McDermitt Caldera? est 20-40 million metric tons

[@cesar21argote]

There is something really wrong with the cost, it is impossible 50.000 USD for 8 M3 (8 IBC's) of brine from any salt flat from CHILE, BOLIVIA or ARGENTINA to US. Is it an ocean or air freight cost??. Bolivia opened a 2nd call for companies interested in develop DLE projects, after the ENERGYX´s silly delay of 10 minutes in the last call with Bolivia lithium company (YLB) and all the efforts to install a pilot plant in Bolivia, I thought EnergyX would participate however seems like they are lowering their arms now, not even try to send offers to YLB. Does anyone really know what happened in Bolivia? I am not talking about the "russian/chinesse conspiracy theory" they told to justify the 10 minute delay because 7 companies submitted on time, including LILAC from USA. At least they should fire whoever makes these mistakes. I know the man who screwed up the operation in Bolivia and he still was promoted to EnergyX SouthAmerica Operation Manager, WTF???

[@sparkysho-ze7nm]

Abandoned volcano in Nevada contains all th lithium we will ever need 2 months ago

[@stephentroyer3831]

Does the forecasted demand take into account alternative chemistries for big applications? I totally agree that the first wave of batteries will all include lithium, but once the prices get high, wouldn't alternatives start to chip away at the demand?

[@charlesrovira5707]

Great show...

[@johndavidjudeii]

I would never trust this guy with my money. He can hardly explain how his company works and didn't seem phased by spending $50,000 on shipping one cubic meter/ one ton (why is he measuring this way) of brine.

[@kiteandanchor]

EnergyX is really interesting. I think it and companies like TMC (The Metals Company) are going to be game changer

[@pingnick]

Sodium is a wildcard - it will smooth out the wild lithium price swings we can hope - probably more capacity in sodium batteries by 2030!? Time will tell🤯

[@andders2477]

use sodium for grid batteries and lithium car cars and planes makes sence.

[@patrickhui8360]

How about sodium carbonate battery, Will it be a threat?

[@MC-ru1jv]

I hope you politely let him know he had holes in his pants.

[@Longtack55]

Proven reserves of 26million MT of geothermal lithium in the Rhine graben. More in France , NZ etc. Zerocarbon extraction and refining. VUL:AU

[@steffenfrkjr1424]

Stop using Lithium for Non mobil use.. Yes it will take op more space but will work

[@highlanderapparel]

The Highlander watches you. Yes, kindness is always free.❤😊

[@jeebusk]

Why does he say I'm "watching in-depth" but KZbin says I'm watching "Now You Know"

[@KCJbomberFTW]

It just uses a ton of water which is fine if you have desalination but not fine when people in Chile have none cause the mining companies bought it all😅

[@abinodattil6422]

He who controls the spice, controls the universe

[@thisguydiablo]

Hey employee here , it legit looks like the spice gas from dune sometimes .

[@David-v7k5q]

Sounds like the new ( Petro Dollar ) 🧐

[@mconnah1]

Sorry to see you are drinking water out of plastic bottles! Could try harder…

[@thisguydiablo]

Not just that but as an employee of energyx I get to drink the brine and the organic .

[@sunlightconversions828]

Seems like nit picking, but I agree. I believe this is his office? You would assume/hope anyone really wouldn't stock the fridge with plastic water bottles. After you stop drinking water from plastic bottles for awhile you realize just how disgusting it and wasteful it is. All I can taste now is the plastic. I would rather go thirsty than accept a plastic water bottle.

[@LoryCole-u8d]

Been watching EnergyX since your earlier video, watched the Sandy Monro tour through EnergyX.....still not convinced. The lab tour....not. Teague...occurs off, like a fluff salesman. Still watching, and at this point, no.

[@cooljingmoney]

buyer beware on this one

[@rostyloco1]

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[@MinusEighty]

I look at the clothes, and listen to the surfer bro slang, and know that I would never invest one nickel with this guy. I think that while this guy is worrying about what pair of ripped designer jeans go with which hat, his competitors who have been mining for decades are rolling up their very generic sleeves and figuring out how to scale up in the most efficient way.