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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

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In contrast, the United States has made a significant breakthrough with the discovery of a massive lithium deposit along the Nevada-Oregon border. As the demand for lithium grows, experts anticipate that a worldwide lithium shortage could happen as soon as 2025 as supply struggles to keep up. To produce one ton of lithium requires 2.2

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident- Latest Update

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Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Existing plans to increase monthly 737 MAX production to 50 aircraft per month by 2025 are now likely delayed pending added investigations and oversight from the federal agency.

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