November 21, 2022

EV battery heavyweights revive city’s dream of factory glory

Becancour is drawing corporate giants to the French-speaking Canadian province with its ambitions to make this industrial outpost, halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, a key gear for an EV…

November 21, 2022

Scientists develop high-density, all-3D printed Li-metal battery

An all-3D printed lithium metal battery with robust cycle stability and ultrahigh areal energy density has become reality.

November 20, 2022

Toyota-Panasonic’s battery venture looking for new coastal site

Prime Planet Energy & Solutions is searching for a new domestic manufacturing site with seaport and clean energy access.

November 18, 2022

China to strengthen supervision of lithium battery supply chain

Most Chinese EV makers are registering losses despite rapid sales growth because of rising battery costs.

November 17, 2022

US Republicans aim to shorten EV mine permitting after House win

Republican leaders had promised voters during the election they would cut the mining permit review timeline in half and boost domestic EV mining, rather than seek more supply overseas.

November 17, 2022

Volkswagen delays key EV project as Tesla challenge stumbles

Volkswagen AG’s ambitious push to supplant Tesla Inc. as the global electric-vehicle leader is running into trouble.

November 17, 2022

Batteries’ ‘guts’ reveal details on why they fail

Researchers have, for the first time, mapped out altered domains inside rechargeable ion batteries at the nanoscale.

November 17, 2022

SQM expects high lithium prices to stay put

The world's second largest lithium miner also forecast global demand of the battery metal to grow this year by at least 40%.

November 16, 2022

Ex-Tesla Australia boss admits to insider trading

Kurt Schlosser, former head of Tesla’s Australian operations, bought shares in Piedmont Lithium after becoming aware that Tesla had reached an agreement with the mining company.

November 16, 2022

Charted: The most expensive battery metals

This infographic highlights the five most expensive battery metals as of November 2022 using prices from Shanghai Metals Market.