Some links.
https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/...nder-scrutiny/
An older background write up:
https://www.qnovo.com/blogs/the-rise...f-a123-systems
That cell type was an MIT innovation, got big US gov $, in '12 went bankrupt and then to a different Chinese Co. than CATL.
https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/...n-foreign-oil/
"...the high water requirements needed for the mining process."
"Lithium mines require a huge lead time to develop, mines that became operational between 2010 and 2019 required an average of 16.5 years to develop."
"...areas currently suffering from water shortages... ...China"