Like Discussed in the Discord,
i would like to suggest to add a Recipe for making Synthethic Graphite.
The Real world Synthethic Graphite is made by heating Silicon Carbide to about 4300K and evaporating the Silicon from it.
So i would suggest adding an EBF Recipe for making graphite from SiC dust (and maybe some gas, Nitrogen might be fitting to boost speed).
That way graphite could be made renewable (without bees).
It should take considerable time and energy investment, so natural graphite should always be a cheaper option.
Maybe place it a the HSS-G coil tier, fitting for Mid-IV, where graphite is used for motors.
With a considerable energy cost, it should still be more than worth it to use graphite ore.