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Lithium players say EVs are coming, Ampol bets $1B that they aren't

Oil player buys 500 services stations, while lithium players say demand is rising

Ampol believes the old ways are still best.

Ampol believes the old ways are still best. | Credits: Shutterstock

Is the electric vehicle wave that is supposed to bring an end to the lithium winter building or is petrol here to stay? On the one hand lithium processors argue that demand for their refined metal is growing....

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