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Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success

Frik Els | March 11, 2021 | 2:30 pm Battery Metals Canada China Europe USA Cobalt Copper Graphite Lithium Manganese Nickel 

A year ago, Tesla surprised the electric car industry when it announced some Model 3s made in its Shanghai factory will be equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries made by China's Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL).  While cheaper to manufacture,...

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