New lithium technology can help the world go green -- if it works


FILE PHOTO Sunset is reflected in the Salton Sea as seen from Bombay Beach California U.S. March 15 2022. Picture taken March 15 2022. REUTERSDavid Swanson     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Sunset is reflected in the Salton Sea as seen from Bombay Beach, California, U.S., March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo

(Reuters) - Rio Tinto, General Motors and even the U.S. Energy Department are investing heavily in a crop of newer technologies that could revolutionize the way lithium is produced for electric vehicle batteries.

Now those technologies just have to prove they work on a commercial scale.

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