June 8, 2020 Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year.
June 4, 2020 German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus.
June 4, 2020 Li-ion battery demand to grow tenfold by 2029 – report Roskill predicts capacity will reach 1,800GWh before the end of the decade.
June 3, 2020 Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project The Canadian miner now controls all tenements previously owned by state company Remsa.
June 2, 2020 US hopes to expand strategic minerals initiative Currently there are ten countries under the Energy Resource Governance Initiative.
June 2, 2020 Chinese battery breakthrough needn’t worry cobalt price bulls Svolt's new cobalt-less battery technology has long road ahead, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
May 29, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE video news roundup launches today We’re proud to introduce the MINING.COM MINUTE, a speedy video roundup of the biggest stories in the mining and metals industry.
May 29, 2020 Bacanora Lithium to reopen plant at Sonora project Bacanora expects to have the Hermosillo pilot plant back up and running in June.
May 28, 2020 US House bill aims to boost domestic mining of strategic minerals The cornerstone of the bill is a provision requiring federal agencies to streamline the mining permit review process.
May 28, 2020 Lithium prices to bounce after 2022 When demand picks up, the supply side won’t be able to react quickly enough, says BMI.
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