Piedmont Lithium looks abroad amid North Carolina uncertainty Piedmont's first steps toward securing lithium supplies will be in Quebec or Ghana. Reuters | June 22, 2022 | 7:38 am
Lithium Power to become sole owner of Chile project Lithium Power is merging with its JV partners on the Maricunga project in Chile to become the asset’s sole owner. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2022 | 3:31 am
Kia picks batteries from CATL for EV sold at home CATL, whose clients include Tesla and Volkswagen, is the world's largest battery maker. Reuters | June 21, 2022 | 9:19 pm
Yellen urges less dependence on other nations for key supplies Treasury Secretary said the US should work on shifting dependence on some nations for supplies of critical inputs. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2022 | 8:38 am
Cobalt gets cheaper as China’s buyers suffer from battery slump The benchmark price for cobalt in Europe has slid more than 13% since a peak in May. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2022 | 8:18 am
Elon Musk says Tesla job cuts will reduce the workforce by 3.5% Tesla, now headquartered in Austin, Texas, has grown to about 100,000 employees globally, hiring rapidly as it built new factories in Austin and Berlin. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2022 | 7:56 am
Toyota joins Redwood Materials’ EV battery recycling initiative The US startup is building a closed-loop battery ecosystem aimed at lowering EV costs by lessening dependence on imported materials. Reuters | June 21, 2022 | 7:42 am
Tesla lithium supplier targets first shipment by year-end Australia’s Core Lithium is expected to supply Tesla with up to 110,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate over four years. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2022 | 6:56 am
Glencore unit pleads guilty to bribery in Africa Glencore Energy admitted to paying more than $28 million in bribes to secure preferential access to oil in five countries. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2022 | 3:48 am