HomeNewsColumnistsLord Copper LORD COPPER: Metals jolted by EV batteries but will spark fade for some? The anticipated growth of the electric vehicles market should provide a boost – some of which we are perhaps already seeing – to metals prices after a pretty flat period. And it all looks so simple. Copper, nickel, cobalt, aluminium and lithium look set to benefit: copper because an electric vehicle uses around twice the weight of copper as a... Email this article Your details Please enter your name Please enter your email address Please enter your email address Your recipients's details Please enter at least one recipients email address Please enter valid email address You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Please enter at least one recipients name Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Lord Copper September 04, 2017 14:37 GMT London Keywords electric vehicles batteries zinc nickel cobalt aluminium lithium Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}