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<p>[QUOTE="Speedbump, post: 2815858, member: 75637"]VW and its various brands are abandoning diesel research in favor of full EV. In the wake of the VW scandal, Europe is questioning diesel in general with talks of banning the sale of diesel cars all together. Manufacturers are obviously not too happy with this as it was the EU governments that pushed them to make so many diesel cars in the first place. Diesel is not clean and there isn't really anything you can do to fix that. It produces a lot more NOx and particulate than gasoline which was not a metric anyone cared about because it wasn't a global warming concern. NOx and particulate are heath issues however and contribute to smog. This isn't really new science and has been the case for a long time. Sadly, the general public only started caring after the whole VW nightmare. </p><p><br /></p><p>Heavy trucking is the next segment prime for EV investments. Tesla is actually launching their semi product this fall. Trucking is arguably far more important in improving city micro climates than gasoline cars as explained above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if we say that heavy transport (shipping and rail) keeps with fossil fuels for the foreseeable future, road going transport will shift significantly to EV within this generation. Projections show that more than half of new cars sold by 2040 will be fully EV. With the way technology has been advancing, recent government mandates, and the consumer's willingness to consider something new, it may be a lot sooner than that. The transitioning of road vehicles away from fossil fuels would be a massive hit to the PGM market. With recycling, whats above ground now would be more than enough to satisfy the remaining demand. </p><p><br /></p><p>Investment is battery materials might be difficult or impractical. Pure lithium is not something you want to have around. It oxidizes very easily and sometime, quite violently. It similar to sodium, if you remember high school chemistry when the teacher tossed sodium into a pot of water... Lithium ion batteries contain mostly nickle, copper, and aluminum. There is sometimes a little cobalt sprinkled in as well. You would be better off with mining stocks in companies that dig the stuff up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Speedbump, post: 2815858, member: 75637"]VW and its various brands are abandoning diesel research in favor of full EV. In the wake of the VW scandal, Europe is questioning diesel in general with talks of banning the sale of diesel cars all together. Manufacturers are obviously not too happy with this as it was the EU governments that pushed them to make so many diesel cars in the first place. Diesel is not clean and there isn't really anything you can do to fix that. It produces a lot more NOx and particulate than gasoline which was not a metric anyone cared about because it wasn't a global warming concern. NOx and particulate are heath issues however and contribute to smog. This isn't really new science and has been the case for a long time. Sadly, the general public only started caring after the whole VW nightmare. Heavy trucking is the next segment prime for EV investments. Tesla is actually launching their semi product this fall. Trucking is arguably far more important in improving city micro climates than gasoline cars as explained above. Even if we say that heavy transport (shipping and rail) keeps with fossil fuels for the foreseeable future, road going transport will shift significantly to EV within this generation. Projections show that more than half of new cars sold by 2040 will be fully EV. With the way technology has been advancing, recent government mandates, and the consumer's willingness to consider something new, it may be a lot sooner than that. The transitioning of road vehicles away from fossil fuels would be a massive hit to the PGM market. With recycling, whats above ground now would be more than enough to satisfy the remaining demand. Investment is battery materials might be difficult or impractical. Pure lithium is not something you want to have around. It oxidizes very easily and sometime, quite violently. It similar to sodium, if you remember high school chemistry when the teacher tossed sodium into a pot of water... Lithium ion batteries contain mostly nickle, copper, and aluminum. There is sometimes a little cobalt sprinkled in as well. You would be better off with mining stocks in companies that dig the stuff up.[/QUOTE]
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