The electric car industry. that is an industry that has doubled in size in the last year alone. much of this turbulence is a direct reaction to the war, as russia is a major global supplier of many of these raw materials, producing nearly half of the world's palladium, a metal used in catalytic converters and in cars and fuel cells. and, over 10% of the global nickel supply, that is a metal in high demand for its ability to increase battery efficiency. in fact, the price of nickel went so crazy at one point in march, spiking at almost 250%, causing the world's top metal exchange to suspend tra...