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First Batch Of Solid-State Batteries Shipped By QuantumScape To EV Makers

QuantumScape shipped its first batch of 24-layer lithium-metal cells to electric vehicle manufacturers for in-house testing.

InsideEVs

Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower

Days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a proposed lithium mine, federal land managers are initiating a review of the project plans the developer says will allow the mine and flower to co-exist

The Independent UK

Lithium-ion battery fires on the rise as Consumer Protection WA issues 'critical' warning

Jeff never thought his e-bike battery could pose any kind of threat, until the day he left it charging in the garage and woke to find his home in ruins.

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Tees Valley Lithium agrees long term lease for Wilton International site

There are plans to get the lithium refining operation up and running by 2025

Birmingham Post

Jordan Signs MoU for Gold, Lithium Exploration

Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Arab Mining Company signed Sunday two memoranda of understanding (MoU) to excavate lithium in Wadi Araba's Fenyan area and gold in Aqaba's Jabal Mubarak area. The Jordan News Agency (Petra) quoted Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh as saying…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Ford And CATL Are Considering LFP Battery Plant Investment

In July, Ford announced that CATL will supply LFP lithium-ion battery cells for 4 EVs, but the implementation of the partnership requires careful analysis.

InsideEVs

Nevada flower listed as endangered at lithium mine site

U.S. wildlife officials have declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the only place it’s known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries

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5 pivotal moments that changed EVs in 2022

From the smashing success of Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving woes, 2022 was the year when things got real for electric cars.

Inverse

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The best growth ETFs have historically beaten the market. Prudent investors will be mindful of elevated valuations and sector concentration risk.

Kiplinger

Lithium exploration drilling near Litchfield National Park raises sustainability questions

Residents near Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory are growing increasingly concerned by mineral exploration in the area.

ABC News

Two men rescued from burning Harehills house after batteries spark fire

The men suffered from smoke inhalation

Leeds Live

Mining rollercoaster to ease in 2023

Commodity prices may slide in 2023 but Australia's glittering status as a friendly source of critical minerals and coal will sort the winners from the losers.

AAP

There's a lithium mining boom, but it's not a jobs bonanza

The promised surge in clean-energy jobs from the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the U.S. is mostly focused farther down the supply chain, like at battery assembly plants.

WEKU

Tsingshan Expands Investment in Zimbabwe

Chinese stainless steel and nickel giant agrees to add lithium and cement processing while increasing capacity for coke and stainless steel

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Manchester Evening News

Northern to ban e-scooters from its trains over fears lithium batteries may catch fire

So-called hoverboards and e-skateboards will also be banned from the company's 345 trains and 500-plus stations across the north from Thursday

Wales Online

Rail firm bans e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards on trains and stations amid fire fears

Northern says there is a 'potential fire risk' posed by the lithium batteries in the banned devices

Fortune

Lithium baron Kent Masters is ‘accelerating’ his U.S. investment plans

The incentives are working.

Birmingham Post

Tees Valley Lithium gets go-ahead for £200m-plus plant at Wilton International

The lithium refinery building has been approved by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

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Australia to become 'more assertive' on foreign investment in critical minerals

Top lithium supplier Australia is set to become more selective about who it lets invest in its growing critical minerals industry, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday.

AAP

Labor backs critical minerals mining boom

The treasurer says foreign investment and bolstering local manufacturing will be central to a refreshed critical minerals strategy.

Reuters

Chile miners say trucker strike a threat to supplies

Miners in Chile, the world's largest copper producer and second largest lithium producer, said on Wednesday an indefinite strike by truckers threatened supplies to operations in the north of the country.

WEKU

High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive

Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.

Newcastle Herald

Battery of lithium-ion blazes sparks firefighters' Christmas fears

Crews have responded to 180 lithium-ion battery fires so far this year compared to 16 in all of 2021, the firefighting authority has revealed.

Tribune News Service

How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

Caixin Global

Amid Eye-Watering Lithium Prices, Battery Chief Warns of Overcapacity

Eve Energy Chairman Liu Jincheng says the market could begin to suffer from excess production as soon as next year

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