December 14, 2021 (Investorideas.com Newswire) The electrification of the global transportation system doesn't happen without lithium and graphite needed for lithium-ion batteries that go into electric vehicles. An EV uses the same rechargeable batteries as found in phones or laptops, only bigger. The cathode, one of two components that stores and releases electricity, requires lithium, and nickel, manganese and cobalt – expensive metals found in one of the most common battery chemistries, NMC 8-1-1. (eight parts nickel to one part manganese and one part cobalt) The anode is made from graphite, a critical metal that is harder to source than…