March 7, 2022 Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.
March 7, 2022 Rock Tech Lithium could build €400m plant in Romania The plant would produce enough to supply 500,000 cars with lithium-ion batteries per year.
March 7, 2022 Chile a step closer to nationalizing copper and lithium The assembly writing the country’s new Constitution has approved an early-stage proposal that opens the door to the sector's nationalization.
March 6, 2022 Tesla gets stronger with oil rising, other EV stocks not so much The growing struggles for everyone but Tesla are coming at a time when they should be flourishing.
March 6, 2022 How much could battery recycling actually aid cobalt, lithium supply shortages? IDTechEx estimates that a combined total of 180,000 tonnes of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese could be recovered by 2030 through Li-ion recycling.
March 4, 2022 Tesla’s German gigafactory gets conditional green light The $5.5 billion plant, located outside Berlin, is expected to boost the carmaker's market share in Europe’s fast-growing EV sector.
March 3, 2022 World’s top battery maker urges China to secure lithium CATL chairman Zeng Yuqun submitted four proposals to China’s annual parliamentary session, including speeding up exploration and development of lithium resources.
March 3, 2022 SQM sees profits surge as global lithium prices explode The world's No. 2 lithium producer, reported a nearly five-fold rise in profits in the fourth quarter.
March 1, 2022 Sayona reports upgraded resources for Quebec lithium projects Resource base for the NAL and Authier projects has approximately doubled to 119.1 million tonnes grading 1.05% Li2O, for 1.25 million tonnes of Li2O.
March 1, 2022 BHP, Capricorn back startup promising cleaner lithium mining The Calgary-based startup also plans to raise at least $100 million in series B funding by the end of this year or early next year.
Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit The resolution comes hours after the top regulator announced it would launch an "unprecedented audit". December 19, 2025 | 03:13 pm
