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Forget EVs, there's a new driver of lithium demand
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While electric vehicle sales have been the marker of how the energy transition is progressing, there's now a sector that's growing faster. Headlines about slowing EV sales have dominated headlines, but Benchmark Mineral Intelligence director of consultancy, Australasia Terry Scarrott, said things weren't so bad, 'despite what you read'.

While electric vehicle sales have been the marker of how the energy transition is progressing, there's now a sector that's growing faster. Headlines about slowing EV sales have dominated headlines, but Benchmark Mineral Intelligence director of consultancy, Australasia Terry Scarrott , said things weren't so bad, "despite what you read".

"Again, that translates to a really massive uptake, and we're going to see that trend continue, so we think it's a very exciting time on the horizon."Growth acceleratingBenchmark sees triple digit percentage growth in BESS installations this year coming from Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East, with significant growth to continue in China and North America.

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