July 26, 2022 Environmental groups ask Tesla to stop nickel plans in Indonesia Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, offered Tesla the opportunity to invest in an end-to-end EV supply chain
July 25, 2022 Redwood Materials plans to spend $3.5bn on making EV battery essentials Redwood is ramping up production of anode and cathode components to 100 gigawatt-hours by 2025.
July 22, 2022 GM’s Ultium battery inches ahead in the electric range race With the debut of the electric Chevrolet Blazer this week, we’re starting to get a clearer sense of the Ultium battery system General Motors has been developing.
July 22, 2022 Ford’s flurry of supply deals gives iron a starring role in EVs Ford Motor Co.’s new laundry list of battery-metals suppliers reads like a who’s who of the mining world, spanning the globe from Argentine lithium to Indonesian nickel.
July 22, 2022 Graphite deficit starting this year, as demand for EV battery anode ingredient exceeds supply During a time of price weakness for a number of industrial metals, the price of graphite has held up extremely well.
July 22, 2022 VW ousts CEO Diess, replacing him with Porsche boss Blume Volkswagen is in the midst of planning an IPO of Porsche to raise fresh funds for electrification and software investments.
July 22, 2022 EnergyX gets $450 million investment tied to IPO plans Startup is one of several companies developing its own version of a direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology.
July 22, 2022 UPDATE: Knotty nickel supply chain highly exposed to new price shocks Volatile market reeling from a big short gone wrong can blow up if West imposes sanctions on Russia. And don’t expect Indonesia to fill in gaps anytime soon.
July 22, 2022 Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery The rare earth processing hub is backed by the government as part of its first critical minerals strategy, unveiled today.
July 21, 2022 Ford announces series of deals to accelerate EV push Ford said it has now sourced about 70% of the battery cell capacity it needs to achieve its annual production rate of more than 2 million by late 2026.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
