Battery Metals Top Stories

Lithium Americas’ breakup is really about China, executive says

The company announced a plan in November to separate its Argentine and North American units into two separate entities.

Bloomberg News | May 12, 2023 | 1:58 pm

Quebec energy shortfall hurts EV supply chain, says lithium CEO

“Only a few years ago, you wanted to build a…

Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 3:06 pm

How EV adoption will impact oil consumption (2015-2025P)

How much oil has been and will be saved every…

Visual Capitalist - Elements | May 11, 2023 | 12:28 pm

Brazil seeks investor-friendly approach to lithium in bid to tap EV boom

The main focus for now is attracting investors to produce…

Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 12:07 pm

Indonesia emerges as a cobalt powerhouse amid surge in demand

Demand for cobalt is set to more than double by…

Henry Lazenby | May 11, 2023 | 11:28 am

Tesla’s not working on that $25,000 car – here’s why

R.I.P. Model 2.

Frik Els | January 28, 2022 | 12:13 pm

Lithium prices surge on EV demand from China

Global EV sales were on track to hit 6.3 million units in 2021—nearly double the total of 2020.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | January 27, 2022 | 3:58 pm

LG Energy Solution becomes S.Korea’s No.2 firm in stellar stock debut

The convincing debut sets the stage for what analysts expect to be another bumper year for Korean initial public offerings (IPO).

Reuters | January 27, 2022 | 3:13 pm

Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs

2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.

Frik Els | January 27, 2022 | 3:09 pm

Musk’s bets on Tesla: human-like robots and self-driving cars

Tesla's most important products in 2022 and next year will not be cars, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday.

Reuters | January 27, 2022 | 3:50 am

Tianqi Lithium returns to annual profit thanks to battery boom

Chinese lithium carbonate prices have been on a tear, jumping by almost a third this year after surging more than 400% in 2021.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 10:09 pm

Japanese researchers develop high energy density lithium-air battery

Scientists believe the devices have the potential to be the ultimate rechargeable batteries, with theoretical energy densities several times that of currently available lithium-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2022 | 6:06 am