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Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 03, 2019 | 6:00 am Base Metals Battery Metals Education Asia Europe Cobalt Copper Lithium Rare Earth 

While demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to soar, investment in companies mining for the so-called battery metals is lagging far behind, which may trigger an upcoming global shortage of those minerals, a Tesla executive has warned. The EVs manufacturer...

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