November 14, 2022

InoBat eyes electric vehicle battery plant in Serbia

Company has said it wants to build a gigafactory in western Europe and one in eastern Europe.

November 13, 2022

Two-wheelers come first in Indonesia’s electric vehicle strategy

The Indonesia Battery Corporation plans to produce 50,000 battery packs for two-wheelers next year.

November 11, 2022

China has links to dozens of Canadian miners tied to critical minerals

Chinese firms have been involved in 89 announced acquisitions and investments in Canadian metals and mining companies in the past decade, according to Bloomberg data.

November 11, 2022

Ford, GM in talks with Posco Chemical on battery metal hubs

GM is investing $35 billion to make its lineup fully electric by 2035, while Ford is plowing $50 billion.

November 10, 2022

Australia extends $165 million in loans to local lithium miner

The 10-year debt facility will go toward expanding mining and processing at the Pilgangoora project.

November 10, 2022

France puts future of deep sea mining in doubt

A growing number of member states of the ISA have called for a “precautionary pause” or moratorium on mining due to the lack of scientific data on fragile and biodiverse…

November 10, 2022

Li-ion battery market to reach $430bn by 2033

According to IDTechEx, electric cars and transportation will represent the largest market.

November 9, 2022

Nouveau Monde Graphite raises $50 million from three backers

Nouveau Monde intends to use the funds to update the July 2022 feasibility study for its phase 2 commercial integrated operation.

November 9, 2022

Bosch taps IBM quantum computers in hunt for new EV materials

Robert Bosch plans to use more than twenty of IBM’s quantum computers to help identify alternatives to the metals and rare earth elements currently used in EVs.

November 8, 2022

Magna plans drilling at Denison nickel-copper project after ‘considerable’ resource estimate 

Magna is exploring the restart of a past-producing underground mine and adding an open-pit operation to the site, also known as Crean Hill.