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Tesla could buy a mining company to produce its own supply of electric vehicle (EV) metals, if that would speed up worldwide adoption of clean energy technologies.

Nickel prices are expected to reach new record highs by 2027, according to data released by Fitch Solutions.

Autonomous mining processes hold the key to human colonisation in Mars, which will be possible by 2050 when they become more commercially viable, according to University of New South Wales (UNSW) director of research Serkan Saydam.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has declared nickel supply as a major concern for the company’s battery production, which could spark future deals with Australian nickel miners.

BHP is positioning its Nickel West operations, including this year’s Honeymoon Well acquisition, to benefit from the evolving electric vehicle and battery storage revolution.

Tesla has revealed at its Tesla Battery Day that the company is planning to break into the battery metals mining business.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is pushing miners to produce more nickel as an ingredient of lithium-ion batteries used in its electronic vehicles (EVs) with the incentive of a “giant” contract.