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<p>[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 3306513, member: 77814"]It's not only the cost, but the time needed to make the switch</p><p><a href="https://www.autonews.com/article/20181030/OEM10/181039993/gm-cautious-on-switch-to-platinum-even-as-palladium-price-soars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.autonews.com/article/20181030/OEM10/181039993/gm-cautious-on-switch-to-platinum-even-as-palladium-price-soars" rel="nofollow">https://www.autonews.com/article/20181030/OEM10/181039993/gm-cautious-on-switch-to-platinum-even-as-palladium-price-soars</a></p><p><br /></p><p>the last switch was around 2000-2002 when they reduced palladium by about 50% and increase platinum about 40%. I'm not sure if there's a 1:1 correlation in manufacturing requirements for each metal. So if there isn't a 1:1 then that would affect the per vehicle price too in relation to a switch over .. which takes up to 2 years. It's not a .. "let's just start using the other metal".</p><p><br /></p><p>that above article also states that palladium is preferred mainly for gasoline engines and platinum for diesel; versus them being "interchangeable" metals. I didn't know there was a preference for the metal's reaction. So that make me think quantity and design capture has a lot to do with it to. And since engine technology has evolved in the last 16 years .. that means they'd have to redesign the catalytic converter from scratch thus the up to 2 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 3306513, member: 77814"]It's not only the cost, but the time needed to make the switch [url]https://www.autonews.com/article/20181030/OEM10/181039993/gm-cautious-on-switch-to-platinum-even-as-palladium-price-soars[/url] the last switch was around 2000-2002 when they reduced palladium by about 50% and increase platinum about 40%. I'm not sure if there's a 1:1 correlation in manufacturing requirements for each metal. So if there isn't a 1:1 then that would affect the per vehicle price too in relation to a switch over .. which takes up to 2 years. It's not a .. "let's just start using the other metal". that above article also states that palladium is preferred mainly for gasoline engines and platinum for diesel; versus them being "interchangeable" metals. I didn't know there was a preference for the metal's reaction. So that make me think quantity and design capture has a lot to do with it to. And since engine technology has evolved in the last 16 years .. that means they'd have to redesign the catalytic converter from scratch thus the up to 2 years.[/QUOTE]
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