US battery chemicals giant plugs in Aussie supply chain One of the world's largest producers of lithium for electric cars is partnering with Aussie miner Mineral Resources to secure supplies and bankroll processing. AAP · Feb 22, 2023
New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Tesla Is Looking Into Buying A Lithium Miner: Report Tesla is reportedly considering buying a Brazilian lithium mining company that would aid its battery-producing efforts. InsideEVs · Feb 21, 2023
Can Congress fix an 1872 mining law? Federal rules for mining haven't been updated since Ulysses S. Grant was president Salon · Feb 16, 2023
Innovation Drives Down the Cost of Powering Electric Cars Americans are increasingly buying electric cars. Electrochemists and their innovations will drive down the cost of powering them. Reason · Feb 16, 2023
North East deals of the week: key acquisitions, contracts and investments Companies to feature this week include equiwatt, Leathers LLP, Advanced Composites Engineering and Tees Valley Lithium Birmingham Post · Feb 13, 2023
In Portugal, planned lithium mine in rural village sparks controversy Northern Portugal is believed to contain the largest lithium reserves in Europe. These resources have attracted the attention of some of the world's largest mining companies. London-based firm Savannah Resources wants to open the continent's biggest open-cast lithium mine in the village of Covas do Barroso by 2026. Supporters of… France 24 · Feb 10, 2023
Lithium: Europe joins the white gold rush Lithium has become a vital component for the batteries that power electric cars. But with neither mines nor refineries on its soil, can Europe break its dependence on foreign imports? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look. France 24 · Feb 10, 2023
In A First In Country, 5.9 Million Tonnes Lithium Deposits Found In J-K The Union Government on Thursday said that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 10, 2023
Australia is the world's leading lithium producer. Why don't we make electric vehicles? Most of the world's new electric vehicles contain minerals from Australia. So should we make EVs locally, and what would it take? ABC News · Feb 8, 2023
Lithium companies in North East and South West collaborate to speed up supplies Northern Lithium and Cornish Lithium will share expertise on extracting the mineral that is a key component of batteries Birmingham Post · Feb 8, 2023
Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on A federal judge in Nevada has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a proposed lithium mine The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Tees Valley Lithium signs agreement with Britishvolt buyers Recharge Industries The firm's forthcoming £200m lithium hydroxide refinery on Teesside will supply Recharge Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2023
Cornish Lithium proposes new exploration project near Blackwater The Penryn-based mining company is looking to demonstrate commercial capability of lithium production in Cornwall for potential use in products such as batteries for electric vehicles Birmingham Post · Feb 6, 2023
AAP · Feb 3, 2023 Electric vehicle policy sparks debate over car bans Questions about how the government should encourage drivers to swap petrol for electric cars has sparked a debate over incentives and bans.
InsideEVs · Feb 3, 2023 GM, BYD, Solid State Batteries And Electric Plane: Top EV News Feb 2 It seems with each new week, EV and battery news grows. This week,
Motor1 · Feb 2, 2023 GM Investing $650M In Nevada Lithium Mine For EV Battery Production Actual lithium extraction won't start until 2026, though.
ABC News · Feb 1, 2023 Vanadium redox flow batteries can provide cheap, large-scale grid energy storage. Here's how they work A type of battery invented by an Australian professor in the 1980s is being touted as the next big technology for grid energy storage. Here's how it works.
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 GM conditionally OKs $650M Nevada lithium mine investment General Motors has conditionally agreed to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas in a deal that will give GM exclusive access to the first phase of a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the largest known source of lithium in the U.S. The equity investment the companies announced jointly…
Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023 GM says fourth battery plant 'very much on track,' envisions others General Motors Co. is still planning a fourth battery plant and even more beyond that despite the reported breakup with supplier and partner LG Energy Solution.
InsideEVs · Jan 31, 2023 GM And Lithium Americas Strike $650 Million Investment Agreement As GM moves forward with a full portfolio of EVs to overtake Tesla, it has secured a major domestic stake in lithium for its batteries.
The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023 X-57: Nasa’s electric plane is preparing to fly – here’s how it advances emissions–free aviation The experimental airplane X-57, developed by Nasa, is due to fly for the first time this year. It has an impressive 14 propellers along its wings and is powered entirely by electricity. This sounds great considering we have to get off fossil fuels yet our demand for aviation is growing.…
Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023 Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hoping his trip to Latin America this weekend will help Germany secure additional supplies of the lithium that car giants like Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Volkswagen AG need for their electric-vehicle batteries.
Salon · Jan 26, 2023 Zero emissions without mining A new report finds that the U.S. can reduce lithium demand by up to 90 percent
The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2023 Bolivia’s dream of a lithium future plays out on high-altitude salt flats The government eyes an economic bonanza in a mineral vital to electric batteries but critics ask if plan is viable and at what environmental cost