Manganese is earth-abundant and cheap. A new process could help make it a contender to replace nickel and cobalt in batteries. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and cobalt commonly used in … [continued]
Manganese nodules from the ocean floor could help feed the supply chain for EV batteries, but does the world need deep-sea mining?
Researchers in China say they have found a way to make manganese ion batteries that will be much less expensive to manufacture.
During Tesla’s recent Battery Day presentation, CEO Elon Musk shared this Tesla goal: “We want to try to replace at least 1% of the total vehicle fleet on earth, which is about 2 billion vehicles. So, long term, we want to try and make about 20 million vehicles a year.”
Elon Musk is pushing the vehicle manufacture industry to seek out more high purity manganese to power its vehicles.
As the world transitions to electric vehicle (EV) dominance, manganese will play a key role in EV production. At Tesla’s Battery Day 2020, Musk said Tesla’s next generation EV batteries will contain 1/3 manganese.
Investments in European EV and battery supply chains are underway right now, and the continent has emerged as a major electric vehicle production hub. While we know lithium is a major driver of EV growth, high purity manganese is another battery metal that will play a key role in the transition.
American Manganese (AM) says it can retrieve 100% of the lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and aluminum from batteries, like those used in plug-in vehicles, using technology it originally developed to process low-grade manganese ores. We spoke with American Manganese CEO Larry Reaugh about its roots in mining and how he believes it sets them up to lead the charge into plug-in vehicle battery recycling.
LG Chem and 3M have entered into a patent license agreement concerning the use of nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) cathode materials in lithium-ion battery technology, according to recent reports. Regarding the terms of the new agreement, LG Chem has been granted license by 3M to use US Patents: 6,964,828; 7,078,128; 6,660,432; 8,241,791; … [continued]
The GM-LG venture Ultium Cells anticipates a renewed burst of interest in electric vehicles despite the obstacles created by the new tax bill.
Manufacturers like Hyundai and Xpeng now show off their latest models at Goodwood, which has become the symbolic home of motorsports.
