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The concern now is whether there will be enough raw material to fuel not only a 150GWh Gigafactory  but also the major growth that is being seen in China where at least 7 lithium ion megafactories are being built.

The answer is no.

At three times the size, Tesla will need to source 110,000 tpa of coated spherical graphite, 75,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide, and 21,000 tonnes of cobalt. These are astonishing volumes, not only because they are for one customer, but because they will completely reshape battery raw material industries.

http://benchmarkminerals.com/Blog/tesla-faces-raw-material-reality-with-expanded-gigafactory/


It's happening b4 our eyes peeps.....and as suggested in numerous previous posts , articles ,reviews etc etc is happening faster than originally thought
The next couple years will be mind blowing and even the old energy doubters eyes will be fully opened IMO...no turning back now , there is far too much to loose environmentally and far to much $$$ invested globally.

Room for all who have decent product IMO