February 1, 2021

Glencore inks “ethical cobalt” deal with FREYR

It will supply 3,700 tonnes of cobalt metal cut cathodes, a core component in FREYR's lithium-ion battery cells.

January 29, 2021

Tesla hit by battery shortage amid rallying lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

CEO Elon Musk says Tesla doesn't have enough batteries to put new products like the Semi heavy duty truck into production.

January 29, 2021

Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection

Chengdu Tianqi Industrial Group will receive up 16 billion yuan that may help the miner to pay down debt.

January 28, 2021

Fast-charging EV batteries closer to hitting the market

Researchers at Penn State University have developed a lithium-iron-phosphate battery with a range of 250 miles.

January 27, 2021

DeepGreen Metals upgrades seafloor resource estimate

The polymetallic nodule fields in the CCZ of the Pacific represent the largest known, undeveloped nickel resource on the planet, the company said.

January 27, 2021

All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a year

Elon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.

January 25, 2021

Sherritt meets 2020 guidance, but shares fall

Anticipated production for 2021 is consistent with initial guidance for 2020.

January 25, 2021

Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy

In the anode-free battery, a zinc-rich cathode is the sole source for zinc plating onto a copper current collector.

January 22, 2021

Snapshot: key lithium mining projects around the world

Europe makes strides to reduce dependency on Chinese battery supply chain, but downstream won’t be so easy, Fitch says.

January 22, 2021

CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago

New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.