Electric Charge Glencore sees nickel shortage as electric vehicle demand burgeons

摘要

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore sees a shortage in nickel arising as a result of burgeoning demand from electric vehicle (EV) production. Batteries used in EVs are consuming about 100 000 t of nickel demand and, if 10% of the world's vehicle fleet transitions to electric power, 400 0001 of nickel would be required on current yearly production of 1.95-million tonnes.