June 17, 2022 Recycler Li-Cycle eyes Asia foray to feed battery metal boom Li-Cycle is among a handful of companies looking to cash in on demand for the recovered materials, with companies including Tesla Inc. expressing concerns over supplies of nickel and lithium.
June 17, 2022 European fund for critical minerals projects to launch next year The European Raw Materials Fund is due to start with around $2 billion.
June 17, 2022 Researchers better understand chances of making graphite from coal Ohio University researchers have presented evidence of a new carbon solid they named "amorphous graphite."
June 17, 2022 Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition – report The world's largest miners are in excellent financial shape to lead global transition to clean energy, says PwC.
June 16, 2022 VW US chief warns of industry challenges with EV battery shift Scott Keogh, chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, said the move to EVs is the single biggest "industrial transformation in America."
June 16, 2022 EVs now average over $60,000 as Tesla, Rivian, Ford raise prices Automakers pressed by consumer demand and rising material costs are charging more for electric vehicles across the board.
June 16, 2022 Tesla stock has more than Twitter weighing on it Blame it on rapidly worsening investor sentiment, with US stocks entering a bear market because of soaring inflation and higher interest rates that threaten to trigger a recession.
June 16, 2022 Tianqi Lithium wins nod for $1 billion Hong Kong listing At $1 billion, Tianqi’s offering would be Hong Kong’s biggest listing so far this year.
June 16, 2022 Researchers figure out how to make solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer In a study in the journal Nature Materials, researchers explain what makes them short-circuit.
June 15, 2022 Bolivia again delays announcement on lithium mining tie-ups Meanwhile, none of the short-listed firms have exploited lithium at a commercial scale before.
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