Biden’s team puts up over $3 billion to boost US battery output Grants will be made available to produce key battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Bloomberg News | May 2, 2022 | 3:12 pm
The key minerals in an EV battery The cells in the average battery with a 60 kilowatt-hour (kWh) capacity contained roughly 185 kilograms of minerals. Visual Capitalist - Elements | May 2, 2022 | 8:55 am
CATL retains top position as world’s biggest EV battery maker CATL increased its market position to 35% in March. Bloomberg News | May 2, 2022 | 7:02 am
Tesla delays filing as investors await word on possible stock split The stronger-than-expected increase comes as Chile’s economy cools following last year’s record growth of 11.7%. Bloomberg News | May 2, 2022 | 6:57 am
Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining blasts mining law reform The Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining blasted the contents of the legal reforms that nationalize the lithium industry. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 1, 2022 | 1:37 pm
Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study About 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the current amount of rare earth metals will be needed in Europe by 2050. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 1, 2022 | 6:25 am
Congo backs billionaire Gertler’s bid to end US sanctions Gertler will return assets worth billions of dollars to the State in exchange for the reimbursement of expenses and Congo’s assistance. Bloomberg News | April 30, 2022 | 7:16 pm
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies venturing into the remote north for minerals The mineral potential of the northern reaches of Canada, the US, and Europe remains largely untapped. Norm Tollinsky | April 29, 2022 | 2:15 pm
Ford and GM need US battery sector to avert another supply shock Where will Ford get all the lithium and other metals for the many electric vehicles the company plans to produce? Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 10:30 am