High in the Andes, lies the world's largest reserves of the mineral lithium which is likely to help power the electric and hybrid vehicles of the future. The lithium is locked in the brine of Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flats in the world. If oil transformed the wealth and economic clout of the Middle East during the last century is lithium about to do the same for South America's poorest country, Bolivia? With demand predicted to massively outstrip...

Digitization, e-mobility and the energy change are hardly conceivable today without this technology. From smartphones to e-cars - the lithium-ion battery is found in almost every battery-powered device. The technology is particularly established and in demand in one very specific place: the warehouse. We introduce the hidden champion of e-mobility: intralogistics. For more than a decade, lithium-ion powered trucks have been driving behind the warehouse...

This film introduces electric car pioneer John Wayland. "Once you've had a taste of electric power you never want to go back," he says; "it's nice to know that we are going down the road free from dependence on foreign oil." He adds proudly: "We run on American-generated electrons." His garage full of sleek lithium-powered electric cars is a far cry from the boxy electric cars of the 1980s. For John, the electric car is not only a thrilling ride into...