Bogtips, there is absolutely no doubt that lithium ion battery...

Bogtips, there is absolutely no doubt that lithium ion battery use will only grow. The EV and power storage revolution is well underway.

One way this related to nickel is through cobalt which along with Li and graphite makes up the holy trinity of Li-ion battery raw materials.

Cobalt is rarely mined alone - usually in conjunction with Ni and Cu.

Interestingly, this guy predicts that it's cobalt that most are forgetting about and will become the critical mineral that may hamper Li-ion battery producers.
http://investorintel.com/technology...batteries-three-critical-mineral-constraints/

Nickel miners may find their cobalt becoming very sought after.