This is why uptake of EV's will catch most analysts off guard...

This is why uptake of EV's will catch most analysts off guard with their predictions of EV sales and the effect that will have on the demand/price for the raw materials that will be needed for decades to come, like Lithium, Graphite, Cobalt, Bauxite, Scandium etc...

..."He said the cost to manufacture Bustech’s electric bus is comparable to a traditional diesel bus but maintenance costs are 80 per cent cheaper across its lifetime.
“The electric bus has five major moving parts compared with around 1000 with a traditional combustion engine so requires far less maintenance,” Mr McGee said"...

Link thanks to a post by @eieio on PLS thread

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au...s/news-story/dda54e130a29d3640749b201cc25be42