ICE Ban: Apart From Being Shallow, This Discussion Is Also Highly Biased
7 Apr 2023, 18:27 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is not just about people urging the change to happen out of idealism: several others just need the bet on BEVs to work for more mundane reasons
Volvo Will Deploy Electric Trucks for Underground Mining, Reducing CO2 Emissions
21 Mar 2023, 17:25 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Volvo and Boliden are collaborating to introduce two Volvo FH Electric Trucks in mines – they will carry rock and ore and help achieve a cleaner environment
ICE Ban: Synthetic Fuels and Combustion Engines Should Not Have the Use You Expect
20 Mar 2023, 12:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There is no room for the internal combustion engine to power wheels anymore. Keeping them alive means extending the range of an EV
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
Space Mining Might Become a Reality – AstroForge Is Preparing for Its First Mission
28 Jan 2023, 23:44 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Recent technological advancements might help make space mining a reality – AstroForge is leading the charge with missions planned for this year
What If We Are Wrong About EVs? Part Six - Scorched-Land Scenario May Follow
18 Dec 2022, 08:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If we are to bet the future of the automobile on something, it should be safe, convenient, efficient, environmentally neutral, and economically feasible.
What If We Are Wrong About Electric Cars? Part 2 – An Environmental Discussion
18 Dec 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This series of articles want to discuss ways to save personal transportation in a sustainable way. That said, BEVs must make environmental sense. Do they?
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?
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.
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.
Tesla Sources the Bulk of Its Raw Materials Directly From the Mines
12 May 2022, 11:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla's 2021 Impact Report shares rare details about the EV maker’s supply chain, with many raw materials being sourced directly from the mines
The U.S. Can Win the Global Race for Raw Materials Needed in EVs, It Won't Be Pretty
22 Apr 2022, 17:28 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If you think about it, the U.S. was the country that showed everyone how manufacturing should be done. Now it is time to shine once again – by going dirty
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
Nickel Prices Skyrocket Because Russia Is One of Its Main Suppliers
9 Mar 2022, 12:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Some NCM and NCA cells have over 90% nickel content in their cathodes. That will hurt EV production for those who did not ensure supplies.
World's First Infinity Train Is in the Works, Will Use Gravitational Energy to Recharge
2 Mar 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Australian mining company Fortescue and battery developer Williams Advanced Engineering are working on developing the world's first Infinity Train.
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
EVE Online New Dawn Quadrant Adds New Exploration Sites, Makes Mining in Space Better
10 Nov 2021, 17:35 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / The fourth Quadrant of 2021 starts today with significant changes to mining and resources, as well as four new exploration sites
Argentinian Documentary Exposes Why Lithium Can Become the New Oil
5 Aug 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / “In the Name of Lithium” questions what will happen with local people in lithium exploration areas. The process demands massive amounts of water.
Australia Takes World’s First Remote-Controlled Mine Trucks Online, Railway Next
19 Oct 2015, 17:46 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Even though it may have seemed that everybody was still waiting for the autonomous vehicles to hit public roads, it seems they are already using the technology