evidence boundary
unknowntheoretical
An evidence atom is an inspectable support unit. It is not a finding by itself; it supports or challenges a finding through review.
frontiers / frontier
Evidence atom
back to sourcesevidence boundary
unknownAn evidence atom is an inspectable support unit. It is not a finding by itself; it supports or challenges a finding through review.
finding binding
boundSodium raw material (sodium carbonate) trades at ~$0.05/kg versus lithium carbonate at ~$15/kg, a 300× raw material cost differential as of mid-2025.
inspect finding →
source binding
source-boundvs_c50957705ea471a6
inspect source →
review context
unverified2 reviewable changes and 0 evaluation records target this atom or its bound objects.
Evidence statement
Sodium raw material (sodium carbonate) trades at ~$0.05/kg versus lithium carbonate at ~$15/kg, a 300× raw material cost differential as of mid-2025.
extraction method
manual_curation
support relation
unknown
condition refs
vcnd_a50af71539968db3
Caveats
events
vev_f3575247607e5321finding.assertedManual finding added to frontier state
reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
vev_b90f67dac1876464finding.caveatedVerifier caution: Claims 300× cost differential ($0.05/kg sodium vs $15/kg lithium). Actual Dec 2025 prices: sodium carbonate ~$0.21/kg (~$213/ton) vs lithium carbonate ~$10.83/kg (~$10,830/ton) = ~50× differential, not 300×. Claim significantly overstates cost advantage.
reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
reviewable changes
vpr_bcec494f5919da0cfinding.addManual finding added to frontier state
applied · reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
vpr_604bfcaf88c0f789finding.caveatVerifier caution: Claims 300× cost differential ($0.05/kg sodium vs $15/kg lithium). Actual Dec 2025 prices: sodium carbonate ~$0.21/kg (~$213/ton) vs lithium carbonate ~$10.83/kg (~$10,830/ton) = ~50× differential, not 300×. Claim significantly overstates cost advantage.
applied · reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
evaluations
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