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World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries

BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming sector.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2018 | 11:26 am

Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut

Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.

Reuters | October 17, 2018 | 11:05 am

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2018 | 1:39 pm

Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory

Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is surging.

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2018 | 9:59 am

Vale rules out major acquisitions

CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 9:05 am

Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants

The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2018 | 9:43 am

The electric-vehicle future will run on two wheels: Adam Minter

E-bikes would require compact, lightweight, and reliable lithium-ion batteries similar to those that power everything from iPhones to Teslas.

Bloomberg News | October 14, 2018 | 10:36 am

What’s next as Tianqi, SQM face off in Chile court

On Oct. 11, Chile's Constitutional Court put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of A 24 percent stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp.

Reuters | October 14, 2018 | 10:19 am

New corporate alliance aims to bring better efficiency and ethics to cobalt mining industry

First Cobalt and Fisker Inc. are focused on providing cobalt to the American EV market efficiently, and on maintaining stringent ethical mining practices.

Amanda Stutt | October 12, 2018 | 5:22 pm

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