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by elihu 1522 days ago
What key part of the battery supply chain is Russia involved in?
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alexanderdmitri 1522 days ago
Russia is the third largest producer of nickel in the world:

https://qz.com/2139399/surging-nickel-prices-are-bad-news-fo...

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elihu 1522 days ago
Nickel isn't essential, or cobalt for that matter. It's used in high-end batteries, but LFP is good enough for use in EVs and using nickel-based batteries for grid storage is just plain wasteful.
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UncleOxidant 1522 days ago
Probably they meant Ukraine and Nickel.
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