Lithium in, palladium out as electric car bandwagon develops

Mineweb.com reports that palladium may soon be replaced by lithium for use in autocatalysts.
The editorial is quoted as saying:

Palladium was the fastest advancing metals commodity last year in price terms, but if one wants to look ahead really long term – say a decade or two – palladium’s and other pgms’ days as autocatalysts could be numbered as the electric car firstly becomes reality and then comes to dominate as the internal combustion engine vehicle is driven to extinction

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