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Tesla shows foresight with undisclosed nickel supply deal with Vale: report

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Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nickel was already experiencing a rise in cost. In early March, nickel prices surged above $100,000 per metric ton on the London Metal Exchange, prompting a trading halt. . But following Ukraine’s invasion, the price of the material saw an even more drastic rise.

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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y receive latest round of price increases in US and China

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With the latest round of price adjustments, the cost of the Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor in the United States has increased from $50,990 to $51,990 before options and incentives. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has warned that the rising cost of nickel would likely result in electric vehicles like Teslas seeing a price increase.

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Tesla’s years of battery tech investments are becoming a buffer against nickel’s rising costs

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This timeframe seems to have been accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. . It should be noted that Russia controls 20% of the supply of the industry’s highest-grade nickel. Thus, when Russia was hit by sanctions due to its invasion of Ukraine, the markets reacted.

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Tesla holds highest average transaction price increase in 2022, Musk warns of ‘inflation pressure’

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Last night, CEO Elon Musk indicated both Tesla and SpaceX were experiencing incredible pressure from inflation, which would likely increase the costs of its products. KBB data displayed the average transaction cost of every major automaker in January and February 2022. AAA data has the average cost of a gallon of gas in the U.S.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. The first was the American NS Savannah , built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 Russia currently operates seven nuclear-powered icebreakers. million (an eye-popping $495 million today).

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IEA sets out the “Golden Rules” for unconventional gas; US, China and Australia major players

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Among the findings of the report is that in the “Golden Rules” case, combined unconventional gas output growth from the US, China and Australia surpasses that of all conventional producers—mainly the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region and Russia. Fracturing the status quo”: natural gas supply growth in the Golden Rules Case.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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To find the upside of emergencies, we first looked at the economic effects of a tidy little crisis, a two-day strike that partially disrupted service of the London Underground in 2014. London commuters found better routes, and Icelandic young people got more schooling and found better places to live.

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