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Vanadium: A metal preparing for launch

Resource Investing News | July 9, 2011 | 3:02 am

Solar Panel Installation Store writes on the potential for vanadium to be a key component in green energy solutions. In the case of electric cars, vanadium is being combined with lithium to act as a “supercharger” that increases the battery’s energy density and, hence, the distance a car can travel.