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Peak battery
« on: July 26, 2018, 09:59:43 AM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44732847

Cobalt is a vital ingredient in lithium batteries - those used in computers, cell phones and Teslas. Apparently, demand will mean shortages as soon as 2022.
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Re: Peak battery
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2018, 10:01:03 AM »
Tesla have to be going to the wall soon.
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Re: Peak battery
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2018, 10:03:57 AM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on July 26, 2018, 10:01:03 AM
Tesla have to be going to the wall soon.

To be fair, it's not just Teslas that use cobalt but all modern electric cars.

But I think you may be right in that there is a reasonable probability that Tesla is not solvent.
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