The charging infrastructure needed to boost EV adoption – report

A new insight by McKinsey & Company lays out the priorities for scaling EV charging infrastructure to meet demand.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 7, 2021 | 11:50 am

A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’

Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2021 | 5:04 pm

The commodity boom is starting to push battery prices higher

It’s not just car buyers that may feel the pinch.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2021 | 10:29 am

Volkswagen CEO says Tesla factory will threaten German jobs

Herbert Diess told workers to brace for a deeper overhaul when Tesla starts ramping up production at its first European factory next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2021 | 7:03 am

Albemarle boosts 2021 forecast on rising global lithium demand

The company's stock rose 4.1% in after-hours trading following its Q3 results.

Reuters | November 3, 2021 | 1:45 pm

GM’s battery bet shows off lithium-metal cell that tops rivals

Singapore-based SES, which is going public through a $3.6 billion reverse merger with a shell company led by Robert Friedland, is showcasing a lithium-metal battery cell with more than 100 amp hours of charge.

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2021 | 9:33 am

UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves”

It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.

Frik Els | November 2, 2021 | 11:58 am