usage of nikel in prius

Extracted from From Kitco..."we will mention something about the usage of nickel in regards to the increased sales of the Toyota Prius. According to one source, the Prius uses 22 extra pounds of nickel per auto. With their recent announcement that they had sold 1,000,000 cars since 1997, that works out to an additional 10,000 tonnes of nickel that has been used - since 1997. Their is little doubt that the auto industry is experiencing a shift, and the usage of nickel will increase, but there are better examples of the increased demand for nickel. "

I read somewhere that Toyoto is planning to increase their electric car lines substantially, good for the environment & terrific for nickel :)

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