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Old 05-26-2021, 06:37 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
We have all the raw materials required for expanded battery production here. We just outsourced all the processing to another country and it will take years to rebuild that capability at a higher cost.
That's another good point. Relying on a foreign source for critical components is troublesome, and even more pointless when the raw materials are available locally then shipped elsewhere instead of adding value to them locally.
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