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Tesla says ‘nearly half’ of the vehicles it produced in Q1 equipped LFP batteries

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” “I’d personally slightly opt for iron pack, as it wants to be charged to 100%, whereas nickel prefers ~90%,” Musk went on to say. Prices for raw materials, especially nickel, soared as the War in Ukraine raged on.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Just two countries—Chile and Australia—account for over two-thirds of global lithium reserves, and South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, and Australia have almost all the manganese reserves. Congestion charges have been levied in Stockholm and London to limit car traffic. Paris has gone further, with a forthcoming private-vehicle ban.