The Latest Breaking News from lithium

Tesla is expanding outside of Austin. It's working on a lithium refinery near Corpus Christi and leasing a new building near Houston that may be battery-related.

Tesla published three job listings for the new facility near Corpus Christi: Area Superintendent, Project Scheduler, and Area Construction Manager.

Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden), the Gulf's largest miner, said on Wednesday it agreed to form a joint venture with the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund to invest in mining assets globally. Ma'aden will own 51% in the venture while the Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 49%, the company said…

The Department of Energy attributes this to improvements in lithium ion battery technology and chemistry, as well as a big increase in manufacturing volume.

Researchers in Japan and Australia are developing a new approach to solid-state EV battery stability, which showed no degradation after hundreds of charges.

West Coast Native American tribes are suing to stop the proposed lithium mine because they consider the land sacred. Proponents of the Nevada mine see it as vital for electric vehicle production.

To shift to clean energy, America must rethink supply chains.

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More than a million single-use e-cigarettes, containing lithium batteries, are thrown away each week

A new accommodation development has been proposed for a WA town to house a growing workforce of lithium workers in the coming years.

Australian startups are being lured overseas to capitalise on the booming electric vehicle market and are calling on the federal government to match other countries that are spending big to manufacture batteries domestically.