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ExxonMobil drilling first lithium well in Arkansas, aims to be a leading supplier for electric vehicles by 2030 | ExxonMobil - midwest.social (corporate.exxonmobil.com)
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[–] m3t00@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

cnbc article

last sentence, "The lithium battery was invented by a research scientist at Exxon in the 1970s but the oil giant ultimately didn't pursue the technology."