As electric-vehicle adoption increases across the globe, there’s a race to find new deposits of critical minerals like lithium and nickel that is driving miners to explore the deepest mines, the ocean floor and even space.

I explore the new frontiers of EV battery mining.

0:00 The new frontiers of mining EV battery metals
0:43 Deep sea mining
2:39 Turning to space to find minerals
3:52 The lithium under our noses
5:22 Metal prices, and battery chemistry, can change.

I'm George Downs, a WSJ video journalist fascinated by how technology is changing how we get from A to B. If you're interested in the future of mobility or how modern transportation—from EVs to eVTOLs, and beyond— can impact our lives, then don't forget to subscribe.

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