" … as soon as vehicles come in the right price range next year … people will flock to buy them.”

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      6 days ago

      Don’t worry; Indonesia has a lot of nickel that has plunged the nickel prices around the world, which will certainly decrease the cost of making batteries since the mines are owned by… China. Ahh fuck.

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        6 days ago

        the cheapest battery chemistry, used in most affordable EVs, uses no nickel or cobalt. “Race”/premium EVs still want to use that type of battery, though