March 15, 2021 Electric cars will cost more using ethically sourced batteries The European Union’s efforts to ethically source a key battery metal face headwinds that could make it more expensive for automakers to go electric.
March 15, 2021 Mick Davis launches $300 million battery metals SPAC Vision Blue has also invested in Ferro-Alloy Resources, which is developing a vanadium project in Kazakhstan.
March 15, 2021 VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.
March 15, 2021 Tier 2 Li-ion battery manufacturers’ gigafactories expanding capacity Roskill forecasts some Tier 2 battery makers will boost their standing and reach Tier 1 status in the next 2-5 years.
March 12, 2021 Booming electric vehicle sales drive surge in cobalt prices The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne, up 65% this year and around its highest since December 2018.
March 12, 2021 Europe lagging in battery metals production – report According to Aperio Intelligence, Europe’s own supply is unlikely to meet the demand driven by the e-mobility sector by 2025.
March 11, 2021 Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of global EV market, counts for 21% of Tesla battery capacity hitting roads–even before key patent expiry next year.
March 11, 2021 EU plans to make battery cells for 7m EV cars by 2025 – Handelsblatt As part of its plan to become climate neutral by 2050, the EU wants to boost local production of battery cells to power clean vehicles without relying on imports, especially…
March 11, 2021 Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022 Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company, with long-serving chief executive Ivan Glasenberg due to step down in June.
March 11, 2021 Ontario to develop first critical minerals strategy Recent proposed investments of almost C$6 billion in Ontario's auto sector could make the province a global hub for EV manufacturing.
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