Future demands of #Copper, #Nickel, #Cobalt an #ElectricVehicle world needs

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A London-based research company modelled metal requirements across the supply chain – from generation and grid infrastructure through to storage, charging and vehicles – based on relatively modest penetration of EVs in the total global vehicle market out to 2030.

According to the study as early as 2020, when #EVs would still make up only 2% of new vehicle sales, related metal demand already becomes significant, requiring an additional 390,000 tonnes of #Copper, 85,000 tonnes of #Nickel and 24,000 tonnes of #Cobalt.

Read more at: http://www.mining.com/much-copper-nickel-cobalt-electric-vehicle-world-needs/

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