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		leecb on Nov 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plunge in lithium-ion battery costs > The element is cobalt, Kobalt is a brand of tools Kobalt is the name of the element in German; @jillesvangurp's profile says he is based in Berlin, perhaps he also speaks German. (German also capitalizes nouns.)

jillesvangurp on Nov 22, 2021 [–]

Actually my Dutch and English are better than my German. But you are right ;-). I've been spending a bit of time in Berlin.

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