Copper is #1 - No copper wire anywhere. Copper is needed for all electric motors and lift truck batteries.
Plenty of Copper in Northern Wisconsin that the EPA will not let us mine. Suppliers have no idea how to price new motors and batteries with the Copper shortage.
> No copper wire anywhere. Copper is needed for all electric motors and lift truck batteries. <
There was an article on FR a couple of days ago where some financial expert predicted that wind and solar would replace fossil fuels simply because battery technology was getting better.
Then some alert Freeper mentioned how important copper wire was to that whole scheme. Oh, well. Maybe Biden could just issue an executive order directing that more copper wire magically appear in warehouses.