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Germany eyes deep underground lithium reserves for EV push
Updated On: 18 April, 2026 10:32 AM IST | Berlin | Agencies
Germany has launched a research initiative to assess lithium deposits trapped in deep underground saline brines in the North German Basin. The study aims to explore whether the resource can be extracted to support Europe’s growing electric vehicle industry

Focus is on the North German Basin. PIC COURTESY/ROLIXX
Germany has launched research initiative to assess whether lithium trapped in ancient saline brines found nearly 14,000 feet underground can be extracted to help power Europe’s electric vehicles.
The focuses on the North German Basin, the Central European Basin System’s largest basin.
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