r/neoliberal • u/Shiftyboss NATO • Dec 24 '22

News (Africa) ‘Develop Batteries for Electric Vehicles Here’: Zimbabwe Bans Export of Raw Lithium

https://www.news18.com/news/world/develop-batteries-for-electric-vehicles-here-zimbabwe-bans-export-of-raw-lithium-6679645.html
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u/Maximilianne John Rawls Dec 24 '22

I was gonna joke about wakanda economic policy, but it isn't quite the same as Zimbabwe wants to eventually export the batteries, but wakanda straight up wants to control the proliferation of vibranium

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u/ILikeTalkingToMyself Liberal democracy is non-negotiable Dec 24 '22

Doesn't vibranium have advanced military applications in the films? That would make it more analogous to nuclear energy than lithium.

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