May 20, 2021 Visualizing the freefall in electric vehicle battery prices With rising production and technological improvements, batteries are becoming cheaper to produce, making EVs increasingly competitive with gas-powered cars.
May 20, 2021 SQM shuns fears of higher taxes in Chile, fast-tracks expansions Expansions are expected to boost SQM's output to 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide by the end of 2022.
May 20, 2021 Li-ion battery manufacturer Xerotech to venture into space Ireland’s Xerotech will work with the European Space Agency to show that its PPR battery design exceeds the requirements for space applications.
May 19, 2021 Canada has “right ingredients” to be EV battery leader Report shows that having most of the highly-demanded battery materials is not enough and outlines a set of immediate must-dos for Canada to get into the battery game.
May 18, 2021 Singapore Exchange eyes battery metals contracts to tap EV boom The Singapore Exchange is eyeing introducing contracts for battery metals amid a surge in demand for raw materials for EVs.
May 18, 2021 EV Metal Index jumps 85% in a month despite nickel, cobalt price drop MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars sets new monthly record despite retreat in nickel, cobalt prices and declining per vehicle usage.
May 18, 2021 CATL beats LG, Panasonic in battery capacity deployment in Q1 2021 The Chinese battery manufacturer beat its closest competitors due to strong performance in January.
May 17, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium mulls opening battery plant in Argentina The Chinese lithium giant has inked an initial deal to explore setting up a plant in Argentina's northwestern Jujuy province.
May 16, 2021 Tesla may be partnering with EVE, strengthening move toward LFP chemistries According to Reuters, Tesla may be in advanced conversations to incorporate EVE’s LFP batteries into the supply chain of its Shanghai factory by 2021’s third quarter.
May 13, 2021 China EV makers’ targeting Western markets has ‘tremendous implications” for metal mix New report says as Chinese automakers move into developed markets they bring with them cheaper nickel and cobalt-free batteries.
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