In this video, I'll address Elon's comment that lithium refining will be the bottleneck for lithium lithium supply, as well as look at margins and the benefits of vertically integrating into lithium refining.

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Timeline
0:00 Introduction
01:16 Thanks, Credits, and Sources
04:37 Why is Lithium the Bottleneck?
06:10 Mining is Easy, Refining is Hard? A Red Herring
07:14 Lithium Refining // Margins
15:39 Fixed Price Contracts are being Phased Out
17:50 Lithium Refining // Forecast and Lead Times
20:39 Why is Tesla Pushing for More Refining?
24:49 Tesla Needs to Flirt Better with Entrepeneurs
25:26 Refining Integration could Save Tesla Billions
27:12 Lithium Refining // Summary

Intro Music by Dyalla: Homer Said