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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (202020)7/13/2021 1:21:39 PM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 206183
 
Copper reserves by country




To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (202020)7/13/2021 1:23:03 PM
From: elmatador1 Recommendation

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Historical Copper Reserves vs Copper Annual Production.



To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (202020)7/17/2021 5:54:28 PM
From: sunabeach  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206183
 
My take on EV's - two words Moore's Law.

Which kind of applies to anything tech related which of course EV's - and ICE vehicles - are as well.

Not enough rare earths: we'll find them or find alternatives.

Not enough charging stations: we'll build them as the need grows.

Not enough highway taxes collected into fund: as AJ points out we will tax EV's at the "pump"/charging stations.

Autos didn't replace the horse and buggy, they made them obsolete for most uses. Amish still use them :).

TV didn't replace radio completely, and cable didn't replace tv completely, and streaming hasn't replaced cable completely. I suppose you could say the telegraph, which came before radio, was completely replaced. And radio and then tv (basic/local) will be gone at some point. Then cable and who knows about streaming or what follows?

But the point is shi errrr, I mean, change happens. haha

Snowball starts running downhill ain't no stopping it. That's why I started skiing back in my teens.



To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (202020)7/18/2021 8:40:42 AM
From: Sun Tzu2 Recommendations

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For a wide range of applications, aluminum, silver, and gold are substitutes for copper. It all depends on how much copper you need and for what purpose. For other things, such as plumbing, even plastics are a viable substitute.

High price items, such as EVs, are unlikely to experience major cost problems due to copper prices. The lower end is what has to look for substitutes.