Greater Bay Technology claims to have overcome one of the key sticking points for EV owners — the loss of power capability and range in cold climates.

The French mining and metallurgy company is due to start lithium production in neighbouring Argentina next year.

Gotion High-Tech Co. recently unveiled a lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate battery.

China, by far the world leader in battery production, has at least 180 large battery factories.

Tata Group signed an agreement with the Gujarat state government to set up a giga-factory for manufacturing lithium-ion cells.

The suspension is the latest sign of strained relations between copper miners and the Congolese government.