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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

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VW, despite its EVs outselling Tesla in Europe, is under intense competitive pressure from Tesla, and in the Chinese market where VW underperforms. Even that piddling storage and range rapidly degraded, especially in the southwestern United States and other searing climates, leaving customers howling. (It

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