Livent Explores Lithium Opportunities in Great White North To Boost Production Capacity
4 Nov 2022, 11:14 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / With the recent legislation placing requirements on domestically sourced lithium companies are scrambling to find reserves
Russian Gas and Chinese Raw Materials – The EV Shift Will Demand Complex Choices
25 Sep 2022, 07:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Germany learned it should not depend on a dictator with imperialist ambitions in the worst way possible. Relying on China may hold similar traps.
Tesla Is Looking to Control Lithium Supply Chain by Becoming a Miner
9 Sep 2022, 09:17 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / China virtually has the keys to the castle when it comes to refining lithium ore and that is causing headaches for U.S. electric car companies
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Calculated How Many More Mines We'll Need for EVs: 359
8 Sep 2022, 12:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / By 2035, we’ll need at least 74 more lithium mines, 62 for cobalt, 72 for nickel, 97 for natural graphite, and 54 for synthetic graphite. But there’s a catch.
We’re Worried About Batteries for EVs, But Everything That Needs Them Will Pay the Price
7 Jul 2022, 09:27 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Imagine laptops, tablets, smartphones, and all other gadgets you have to charge having to compete with electric vehicles: it’s going to get ugly.
Ford Follows VW and Will Not Sell EVs After Leasing Ends – It Needs the Batteries
27 Jun 2022, 20:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Automotive News, leasing contracts that started on June 15 or later already bring the new policy from Ford Credit.
BYD Buys Six Lithium Mines in Africa to Ensure Supply for the Next Ten Years
2 Jun 2022, 08:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from needing lithium to make batteries for its cars, BYD is also one of the most considerable cell manufacturers in the world.
Yet to Deliver the Griffith, TVR Promises to Go Electric by 2024
26 Apr 2022, 14:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The revived brand will sponsor three races on Formula E after a deal with Ensorcia Metals Corporation that ensured an electric version of its sports car
EV War and Raw Materials Prices Prompt Musk to Consider Entering the Mining Business
13 Apr 2022, 10:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk has announced he is willing to turn Tesla into a mining company to secure and refine the lithium needed to build Li-Ion batteries
Elon Musk's Tesla's on Track To Become Global EV King, It Only Needs This One Move
31 Mar 2022, 00:40 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / You don’t realize it yet. Tesla is much, much bigger than anyone thinks – and smarter. It has only one more thing to do. After this step’s done, it’s game over
Clean Energy Is Not as Clean as Its Advocates Claim – But It Can Be
27 Feb 2022, 23:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / A Deutsche Welle documentary showed that protecting the planet and its people demands way more than just driving an electric car
Canada Will Have World's First Carbon-Neutral Lithium Mine, Mining Company Claims
16 Feb 2022, 12:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A company claims it will have the world's first all-electric Lithium mine. It will be placed in Canada, and it will operate on sustainable power
Australian Lithium Company Signs 5-Year Agreement With Tesla for Supply of Scarce Ore
16 Feb 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Australian Miner Liontown will supply 100,000 DMT (dry metric tons) of spodumene concentrate in 2024 followed by 150,000 DMT in the following years
Scientists Are Looking To Replace Lithium in Batteries, Calcium May Be the Way
9 Feb 2022, 22:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Scientists in Korea are searching for a replacement of Lithium. A new study claims Calcium may be the best solution at the moment
London Bans All E-Scooters on Public Transport Network After Lithium Battery Fire
22 Dec 2021, 13:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Transport for London has announced a ban on carrying e-scooters or e-unicycles on all public transit vehicles, stations and premises. A recent fire is to blame
TVR Signs Deal With Green Lithium Mining Corporation, Good News Ahead
17 Nov 2021, 13:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Brits at TVR have penned a deal with a company that mines Lithium to help them build the V-8 powered Griffith. The two companies will form a joint venture
Europe's Carmakers Stymied In Search for Raw Materials for EV Battery Production
14 Oct 2021, 16:31 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A larger stumbling block may well be finding enough battery raw materials to feed their need as they go electric en masse
Automakers Invested In New Technology for Greener Lithium Production for EVs
9 Oct 2021, 14:09 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Stellantis, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and a host of others have invested millions of dollars in direct lithium extraction (DLE) start-ups
EV Demand Makes Lithium Prices More Than Double in the Past Year
6 Oct 2021, 14:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If lithium production is not increased to follow the need for the material, EV production cost parity will not be achieved when carmakers expect
Vast Supply of Lithium Discovered in UK, It Is Renewable and Carbon Neutral
31 Aug 2021, 09:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A geothermal power plant in the UK has discovered the largest concentration of lithium ever found in geothermal fluid. It will lead to renewable lithium.