lithium-ion refers to a battery based on charge and discharge processes between a lithiated metal oxide cathode and a graphite anode. Lithium-ion can refer to a wide range of chemistries that helps an electric vehicle run on the roads. During the discharge and recharging of a Li-ion battery, lithium ions go from the negative electrode through an electrolyte to the positive electrode.
India’s Lithium reserves are on a tiny area of land recently studied in Southern Karnataka’s Mandya district and have been assessed to be 14,100 tonnes by scientists at the Atomic Minerals Directorate (under India’s Atomic Energy Commission).