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Europe buys a... Volkswagen? | Commodities are a hot commodity | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for April 27th in 3:11 minutes. 🛢 Oil: we can’t live with it, we can’t live without it – for now. Join Energy Intelligence’s Amena Bakr for [The Energy Sector’s New Direction]( on Thursday, and find out how we can live without it, and how you can profit from the transition. [Get your free ticket]( Today's big stories - Fresh data showed electric vehicles represented 15% of Europe’s total car sales last quarter - We've laid out 17 energy companies (and 3 ETFs) that stand to benefit from the $2 trillion US infrastructure plan – [Read Now]( - Copper's price hit its highest level in a decade on Monday, and other metals are having a nice time of it too Fad Men [Fad Men] What’s Going On Here? At least this is one craze that seems to be hanging around: fresh data showed electric vehicles (EVs) [represented]( 15% of Europe’s total car sales last quarter. What Does This Mean? It’s true that there was a slight drop-off in EVs’ market share last quarter from the quarter before, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. For one thing, the quarter before saw manufacturers rush to ship EVs that would meet newly introduced stricter [emissions rules](. And for another, EVs’ market share last quarter was still double what it was at the same point the year before. That continued growth might come as a relief to traditional carmakers, which have [spent]( a lot of money on electrifying their fleets – and a lot of energy convincing investors that the extra costs will be worth it in the end. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: China isn’t invincible. Europe [overtook]( China as the biggest EV market last year, and that’s a title the region’s expected to defend in 2021. Germany, France, and Italy, after all, boast generous [subsidies](, while Volkswagen – the region’s biggest carmaker – is slated to release a whole host of new EV models. Speaking of, Volkswagen has its eye on a title of its own: the German giant became the top EV-maker in Europe in 2020, and now it’s aiming to usurp Tesla as the global leader by 2025. For markets: Tesla has tough days ahead. Carmakers earn regulatory credits on every EV they sell, but legacy carmakers haven’t traditionally sold enough to stay compliant with emissions rules. Tesla, meanwhile, has more than enough, so it sells them on. And since they don’t cost the company a thing to produce, the admittedly small revenue tends to disproportionately boost the carmaker’s profits. But there’s trouble ahead: the more EVs traditional carmakers sell, the fewer [regulatory credits]( they need from Tesla – which could hit the carmaker’s bottom line ([tweet this](). You might also like: [How to profit from the transition to EVs.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Fad Men&utm_campaign=daily-global-27-04-2021&utm_source=email) 2. Analyst Take The 17 Companies Set To Benefit From Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan What’s Going On Here? There’s no denying that Biden’s [$2 trillion-plus infrastructure spending plan]( will be a big deal for companies and investors alike. If the proposal passes, it’d unleash [$750 billion worth of spending]( on the energy sector alone. Think companies that specialize in renewable energy, or electric vehicle charging, or battery storage – [the list goes on](. Fortunately for investors, many of the companies in line to benefit have publicly listed shares. But not all the [potential winners]( are obvious. So that’s today’s Insight: which parts of the energy sector look particularly promising, and [the 17 stocks you might want to invest in](. 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Now we’re not saying global companies are only after one thing, but the price of copper did [hit]( its highest level in a decade on Monday… What Does This Mean? With the vaccine rollout well underway and the world’s businesses gradually shaking off last year’s rust, the global economy is on the up and up. And investors trying to gauge the strength of that rebound need look no further than copper, whose many industrial uses – in construction, transportation, and infrastructure – make it an invaluable economic bellwether. Copper isn’t the only metal that’s having a moment, either. Lithium, cobalt, and nickel are essential to electric vehicles, which might be about to get a shot in the arm from the US president’s $2 trillion infrastructure [plan](. All three have seen their prices hit multi-year highs this year, and they could just be getting warmed up. Why Should I Care? For you personally: Someone’s going to pay for this. Rising commodity prices push up companies’ costs and dents their profits, so it’s no surprise that those firms have been talking about raising product prices to make up for the shortfall. And it’s not just big-time industrials you’ve never heard of: drinks giant [Coca-Cola]( and household goods conglomerate [Procter & Gamble]( both told investors at their quarterly earnings announcements that they’d be passing their higher costs onto consumers soon enough. The bigger picture: All good things might come to an end. Still, this rally might be about to hit a snag. For starters, India – one of the world’s biggest raw materials consumers – just reported [record]( coronavirus cases for a fifth-straight day, and there’s no guarantee other countries’ recoveries won’t end up derailed too. Secondly, commodity-hungry China is planning to [withdraw]( the economy-boosting support it introduced during the pandemic. And that could knock its surging growth – and its demand for sweet, sweet metals – off course. You might also like: [How to profit from soaring commodity prices.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Copper Digger&utm_campaign=daily-global-27-04-2021&utm_source=email) 💬 Quote of the day “If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis (an American former Olympic track and field athlete) [Tweet this]( SPONSORED BY MINT MOBILE Trying to reconnect… Let’s face it, [fast and reliable mobile coverage]( has never been more important than it is now. That’s why [Mint’s]( so refreshing: you’ll get premium wireless that starts at just [$15 a month](, with a variety of different plans to suit your data usage. And if you’re edgy about changing your service, Mint have a solution to that too: a [free trial](. 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