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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5258207" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Again, not understanding why you don't see this, the sheer amount of copper and especially silver you need to build all those cars just isn't there.  It's not a matter of out bidding everyone else.  China manufactures most of the stuff the world needs and they have a huge need for copper that won't go away.  Our housing industry has to have copper and we already have a shortfall of housing in the millions.  These industries are essential.  They aren't going to go out of business because Tesla outbid them on available copper.  The government isn't going to stifle construction in favor of building high end electric sedans.  The biggest producer of copper, Chile, isn't going to exclusively sell to Tesla at the expense if everyone else.  And the silver just isn't there.</p></blockquote><p></p>