Portuguese villagers on front line of energy battle with China

“We’re separated from the rest of the country by the Serra do Marao range, far from the big cities," … “We have a saying: Beyond Marao, those who live there rule.

Yet these hills are now the front line of Europe’s battle to catch up with China and the United States in the global rush for #lithium, the element essential to make electric-car batteries.

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