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Post by blustnmtn on Apr 4, 2022 12:22:53 GMT
I think the Biden administration is just assuming vehicles will become mostly electrified. One small problem: insufficient copper supply. An EV requires ~3 times the amount of copper of an "ordinary" car. Vast copper supply deficits are already forecast. The problem with the Biden administration is that no one there has run a business, has cognitive abilities etc. The Biden administration is the saddest bunch of fools I have observed in my lifetime. But they're extremely experienced fools Sig! |
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Post by gridley on Apr 6, 2022 12:10:01 GMT
The problem with the Biden administration is that no one there has run a business, has cognitive abilities etc. The Biden administration is the saddest bunch of fools I have observed in my lifetime. But they're extremely experienced fools Sig! And remember, we don't know who any of the people actually running the show really are. Perhaps they do have successful business experience... and just don't care what happens to the economy as long as they get whatever it is that they want first. |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 8, 2022 21:32:12 GMT
I think the Biden administration is just assuming vehicles will become mostly electrified. One small problem: insufficient copper supply. An EV requires ~3 times the amount of copper of an "ordinary" car. Vast copper supply deficits are already forecast. Generally, scrap copper UK is around £2.50/kg. The highest I've seen in 15 years was £4.50 about 10 years ago. It was £6 2 weeks ago..... |
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Post by ratty on Apr 9, 2022 1:55:26 GMT
I think the Biden administration is just assuming vehicles will become mostly electrified. One small problem: insufficient copper supply. An EV requires ~3 times the amount of copper of an "ordinary" car. Vast copper supply deficits are already forecast. Generally, scrap copper UK is around £2.50/kg. The highest I've seen in 15 years was £4.50 about 10 years ago. It was £6 2 weeks ago..... News item here couple of nights ago, copper being stripped from a vacant house. Related: Building industry targeted by thieves as material prices skyrocket |
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 9, 2022 2:15:16 GMT
Over here, lead is a deterrent.  |
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Post by ratty on Apr 9, 2022 4:52:13 GMT
Over here, lead is a deterrent. Jacketed? |
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 9, 2022 15:33:46 GMT
Over here, lead is a deterrent.  Jacketed? Only if it's cold.  |
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Post by blustnmtn on Apr 11, 2022 12:30:02 GMT
Over here, lead is a deterrent. Jacketed? That's my "precious metal" investment strategy: Lead, copper and brass! |
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Post by ratty on Apr 11, 2022 12:35:14 GMT
That's my "precious metal" investment strategy: Lead, copper and brass! What about powder, press and die? |
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Post by blustnmtn on Apr 11, 2022 12:59:36 GMT
That's my "precious metal" investment strategy: Lead, copper and brass! What about powder, press and die? Primers Ratty, they're like gold. The equipment is relatively easy to obtain and lasts once purchased. Luckily, I stocked up well before the insanity. |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 12, 2022 16:21:35 GMT
Deisel is £1.80 and practically unavailable atm.
God I feel so smug right now 😏
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Post by flearider on Apr 14, 2022 6:10:00 GMT
Deisel is £1.80 and practically unavailable atm. God I feel so smug right now 😏 err what ..  there's loads of fuel everywhere ? supermarkets are full and so are the main boys .. must be you lot down south panicking again ..  |
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Post by wheels59 on Apr 14, 2022 6:33:39 GMT
Same up here in northeast Scotland, plenty of diesel and it's not quite hit £1.80 yet around £1.77 😒
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Post by acidohm on Apr 14, 2022 9:29:36 GMT
Deisel is £1.80 and practically unavailable atm. God I feel so smug right now 😏 err what .. there's loads of fuel everywhere ? supermarkets are full and so are the main boys .. must be you lot down south panicking again .. Environmentalists have blocked fuel depots and red deisel no longer allowed on building sites. Supplies are low down here....often no petrol stations local to me have any deisel. |
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 14, 2022 15:27:19 GMT
err what ..  there's loads of fuel everywhere ? supermarkets are full and so are the main boys .. must be you lot down south panicking again ..  Environmentalists have blocked fuel depots and red deisel no longer allowed on building sites. Supplies are low down here....often no petrol stations local to me have any deisel. I'm reviving the Alaskan bumper sticker ... LET THE BASTARDS FREEZE IN THE DARK! |
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there's loads of fuel everywhere ? supermarkets are full and so are the main boys .. must be you lot down south panicking again .. 
there's loads of fuel everywhere ? supermarkets are full and so are the main boys .. must be you lot down south panicking again .. 