Oil Isn't the Only Commodity Threatened by Tesla's Rise

The rise of electric cars and fall of diesel technology imperils an industry from South Africa to Siberia.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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Elon Musk's plans for the car industry promise to disrupt yet another market - platinum.

But it's not just Musk. Pretty much every carmaker is rushing to introduce electric cars to end use of gasoline and diesel. As consumers switch, demand for the metal - essential to stripping toxic emissions from tailpipe exhausts - declines. With diesel already suffering from the Volkswagen emissions scandal, the future looks increasingly bleak. Even Saudi Arabia is preparing for a post-oil era.