How a Compound Found in Rhubarb and Spinach Can Help Recycle EV Batteries
23 Oct 2023, 11:07 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / As we move further away from fossil fuels, new challenges arise. The automotive industry needs new raw materials. But they don't have to pay for mining
Triumph Thruxton Lithium Custom Bike Is Old-School and Ready To Hit the Racetrack
16 Jul 2023, 01:41 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Mind you, it takes a ton of skill to transform a stock Thruxton into something that would look right at home in an endurance race from the ‘80s
EV Makers Are Scrambling for Lithium Supplies As Growing BEV Demand Threatens Shortage
28 Jun 2023, 08:46 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Going green might have been the best solution to fight climate change, but the raw materials required for the development of EVs are getting scarce
Australia Mostly To Blame for BEVs' High Ex-Factory Carbon Footprint
13 Jun 2023, 15:31 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Automakers are struggling to make EVs more environmentally friendly. Sadly for them and the climate, Australia isn't helping
Cornell University Quantifies Need for New Mines for BEVs in a Way You'll Understand
31 May 2023, 19:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Benchmark Mineral Intelligence said we would need 359 new mines to make all batteries BEVs will need. What about 7,513% more?
E-Bike Explosion Fire Guts Down Sydney Home
20 Mar 2023, 08:32 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The fire spread through the garage and ground floor of the Eastgardens, Sydney home. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Fire Fighters responded to the incident
Mining the Thacker Pass for Lithium Needed in EVs Can Now Begin
25 Feb 2023, 19:50 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The U.S. might soon be getting ahead of other competitors who already have a grip on digging and refining critical minerals put into batteries
Tesla Might Enter Mining Business After All, As It Mulls Sigma Lithium Buyout
18 Feb 2023, 17:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla wants to enter the mining business, as Elon Musk once said, and is mulling a bid for Sigma Lithium as one of its many mining options
X Shore's Newest Fully Electric Boat Gives the Little Guy a Chance With a $139K Price Tag
13 Feb 2023, 09:41 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This boating company has chosen to unveil its freshest and most affordable EV yet. It can achieve a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 50 nautical miles
General Motors Buys Into the Thacker Pass Mining Craze, but on One Condition
4 Feb 2023, 20:14 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The giant American automaker is planning on making electric vehicles its bread and butter. But that can’t happen at once and without some rules
Toyota Got a New CEO But Still Thinks BEVs Are Not the Only Path to Carbon Neutrality
31 Jan 2023, 20:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Gill Pratt created an interesting example to show there are more benefits in multiple small batteries than in a few massive ones
Electric Vehicles Are Not the Answer to Saving the Environment, May Be Quite the Opposite
23 Jan 2023, 05:22 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The environmental impact of electric vehicle manufacturing may damage the environment in ways beyond repair and risk the health of generations to come
Where Is Thacker Pass and Why Is It Important to the U.S. Electric Vehicle Industry?
15 Jan 2023, 03:38 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / In what would be the largest lithium mining and processing facility in the U.S., Thacker Pass faces some challenges in getting operations started
Despite $700 Million Loan, Rare Plant Hinders Progress of Lithium Facility in Nevada
14 Jan 2023, 11:07 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Australian-based ioneer has been granted a conditional loan by the U.S. to fund lithium operations in Nevada if it can protect an endangered plant in the proces
Tesla Quietly Begins Construction of First U.S. Lithium Refinery in Texas
5 Jan 2023, 14:11 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The signs that Tesla has begun construction of a lithium refining facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, are in the signs themselves posted near the proposed site
Powers That Be Deem PHEVs as Eco-Friendly Sacrificing Some All-Electrics
3 Jan 2023, 06:00 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Its no secret that governments often do some pretty stupid things, but the recent news from D.C. is a real head-scratcher
Lithium Holds the Key to the EV Movement - Here's Why That's a Problem
30 Dec 2022, 08:50 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / How can automotive companies put all of their resources and focus on an industry that is reliant on a singular metal with a finite reserves
Tested: EcoFlow's Wave Unlocks Potentially Free Air Conditioning Anywhere You Want
21 Dec 2022, 10:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Our testing of this portable AC ecosystem resulted in a lower electricity bill; it's solar-powered. With a power station, you can attain cooling independence
Fully Charged Discusses Battery Shortages and the Conclusion is Not Encouraging
19 Nov 2022, 18:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There is even a point that needs to be carefully addressed: does the world really have all the raw materials the electric shift will demand?
Some Countries Insist on Creating an OPEC-Like Organization for Minerals Used in EVs
6 Nov 2022, 20:59 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / With battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) growing in popularity, important minerals such as lithium become increasingly valuable. And exporters want the best price