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Nickel’s price surge could threaten automakers’ ambitious electric-vehicle plans

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/08/nickel-price-surge-could-threaten-automakers-ev-plans.html

"LFP technology received a visibility boost in the U.S. when Tesla began using LFP batteries in its entry-level “standard range” models last fall. At the time, the move to LFP was seen as a way for Tesla to lower the cost of producing those models — or put another way, to increase the profitability of those entry-level vehicles without increasing prices.

Now, with nickel prices skyrocketing, we may — once again — see major global automakers following Tesla’s lead."