Other than abundance, mining metals takes a toll on our planet. The extraction of lithium requires significant water usage, which could lead to environmental concerns in water-scarce regions. According to Wenjuan Liu et. al., brine extraction in areas like the Lithium Triangle and hard rock mining in regions like Australia contribute to water stress, impacting local ecosystems . Brine extraction may use anywhere from around 500 to 5,000 cubic meters of water per ton of lithium produced, depending on factors such as brine concentration, extraction efficiency, and local operational practice and estimates suggest that water usage in hard rock mining can range from approximately 1 to 2.5 cubic meters per ton of lithium produced . Moreover, the environmental benefits of aluminum battery adoption do not stop at mining. Aluminum metal can be recycled 50-70 times while lithium can be recycled less than once . The money saved through mining a more abundant metal can be invested into recycling plants to repurpose old aluminum batteries.