July 21, 2022

Rio Tinto, Ford to develop battery, low-carbon materials supply chain

The partnership will support the transition toward a net-zero future by supplying Ford with materials including lithium, low-carbon aluminum and copper.

July 21, 2022

Ford to buy lithium from ioneer for US EV battery plant

ioneer will supply 7,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually for five years to BlueOvalSK, Ford's battery joint venture with SK Innovation.

July 21, 2022

Ford to buy cheaper CATL EV batteries to catch Tesla

Ford said it also has agreed with CATL to explore using the Chinese company's batteries in Ford vehicles sold in the United States, Europe and China.

July 19, 2022

Allkem sees lower lithium ore output on labour crunch

The miner expects to produce between 160,000 and 170,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate for the year ending June 2023.

July 19, 2022

Tesla’s Denholm says Australia is key to avoid EV battery crunch

Tesla alone will need more than 3 terabyte hours of lithium-ion batteries by 2030, compared to the industry’s current global capacity of about 1 terabyte.

July 18, 2022

Solid-state EV batteries could cut carbon emissions further, says climate group

Based on a comparison of one of the most promising solid-state batteries to lithium-ion technology and using sustainable lithium sources, a battery's carbon footprint could be cut by as much…

July 18, 2022

Chinese lithium giant pulls EVs deeper into forced labor glare

Ganfeng’s Chairman earlier this year visited Xinjiang, where activists say Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens have been subjected to forced labor.

July 14, 2022

Lake Resources refutes short seller’s lithium tech allegations

Company said short seller J Capital Research's report criticising partner Lilac Solutions Inc's extraction technology had "inaccurate assertions" and pertained to the wrong process.

July 14, 2022

Visualized: Battery vs. hydrogen fuel cell

Several challenges are standing in the way of widespread FCEV adoption.

July 14, 2022

Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla

Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028.