October 11, 2019 Lithium battery dreams get a rude awakening in South America So far, public and private initiatives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile have failed to deliver even a single lithium cell factory.
October 11, 2019 Tech companies join forces to promote ethical sourcing of minerals A blockchain and an ethical sourcing platform are working to verify the origin of minerals used in tech.
October 11, 2019 Majority of firms fail at conflict minerals due diligence A Responsible Sourcing Network study analyzed 215 companies’ disclosures.
October 10, 2019 Power restored at First Cobalt’s Ontario refinery First Cobalt has already received financial backing from Swiss mining giant Glencore to study recommissioning the refinery.
October 10, 2019 Britain’s James Dyson scraps electric car project Dyson said his engineers had built a "fantastic car" and that the project was not being closed due to any failures in research and development.
October 10, 2019 European consortium wants to improve lead battery technology The Consortium for Battery Innovation published its technology roadmap aimed at tackling increasing demand.
October 8, 2019 Argentinian government lowers tax for Millennial’s lithium project The Canadian miner just got a Fiscal Stability Certificate.
October 7, 2019 Glencore inks 5-year cobalt supply deal with China’s GEM It will provide at least 61,200 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide, or about a quarter of its annual production, to the Chinese company.
October 7, 2019 Talga gets funding to develop graphitic anode for solid-state batteries The Australian company wants to create a new high-capacity graphitic carbon composite anode.
October 4, 2019 Tesla battery flaw cover-up claim to be evaluated by NHTSA The petition, filed by a law firm representing Tesla drivers, alleges that Tesla updated battery management software in response to a potential defect that could lead to battery fires.
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