In Bolivia, Untapped Bounty Meets Nationalism
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/world/americas/03lithium.html?partner=permalink&exprod=per...
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UYUNI, Bolivia — In the rush to build the next generation of hybrid or electric cars, a sobering fact confronts both automakers and governments seeking to lower their reliance on foreign oil: almost half of the world’s lithium, the mineral needed to power the vehicles, is found here in Bolivia — a country that may not be willing to surrender it so easily.
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