Tesla’s market value set to gain $50 billion on record EV deliveries

Tesla delivered 184,800 vehicles globally during the first quarter of 2021, above estimates of 177,822 vehicles.

Reuters | April 5, 2021 | 7:15 am

Raw materials from EV battery recycling have smaller carbon footprint – study

Finnish researchers used simulation-based life-cycle to account for emissions and energy and water consumption in the recycling process.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 5, 2021 | 6:11 am

In the meme-stock era, even bad Voltswagen jokes are worth billions

You can’t blame VW for wanting a little bit of Tesla’s glamour. But its April Fools’ Day calamity shows the dangers of trying to be cool and funny.

Bloomberg Opinion | April 1, 2021 | 1:24 pm

BMW signs $335m lithium supply deal

US-based Livent will supply the lithium directly to BMW’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 1, 2021 | 10:13 am

Australian court orders Tianqi Lithium to pay $29m to court fund

Company had refused to pay Perth-based MSP Engineering for building a lithium hydroxide plant, saying the project ran over budget.

Reuters | April 1, 2021 | 7:37 am

Avalon, Fort William First Nation to jointly develop lithium refinery in Ontario

The facility will be designed to accept lithium mineral concentrates and produce lithium hydroxide and other lithium battery materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 1, 2021 | 6:08 am

Biden’s EV plan throws fuel on already hot car-charging sector

Biden on Wednesday proposed spending $174 billion to promote EVs and increase the number of charging stations by 12-fold.

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2021 | 12:23 pm

Ganfeng sees lithium rally extending as profits almost triple

Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices started to buck a three-year downturn in the second half of 2020 as electric vehicle demand roared back from the coronavirus outbreak.

Reuters | March 31, 2021 | 7:43 am

Resource-rich Australia shows vagaries of any commodity supercycle: Russell

For those seeking evidence of a new commodity supercycle, and for the sceptics of a sustained boom in natural resources, Australia’s government forecaster has it covered.

Reuters | March 30, 2021 | 9:51 am

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