Tesla Officially Enters The Mining Business
One of the many details revealed at Tesla’s Battery Day event yesterday was that it’s planning to build its own cathode factory here in North America.
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Tesla Battery Day — Here Is Everything I Think Will Be Announced
Well, there is only one day left until Tesla Battery Day. For almost a year now, I have been trying to get all the research, the patents, the facts, the rumors into one video, but it will not be ready in time, so this article will be a culmination of almost everything I think I know about Tesla’s next-generation battery. This is not just another article.
Nickel & Lithium, Nickel & Lithium — What Are The Top Questions For Electric Revolution?
CleanTechnica has been digging into lithium and nickel like we never did before. Every revelation or learning session opens up several more questions. This week, I will again be talking with the boys at RK Equity about both metals.
US Energy Dept. Selects National Laboratories To Establish Industry Partnerships For Battery Manufacturing Innovation
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 13 projects through a Battery Manufacturing Lab Call with combined funding of almost $15 million over three years. The call sought proposals from the National Laboratories to establish public-private partnerships that address engineering challenges for advanced battery materials and devices, with a focus on de-risking, scaling, and accelerating adoption of new technologies.
The Battery & Mining Catch-22 Threatening The EV Revolution
Electric vehicles need batteries, and it takes one or two years to get a battery production plant up and running. However, something that is often forgotten is that you don’t make batteries out of thin air.
Tesla’s Lithium & Nickel Sourcing — Australia? Bolivia? China?
Following some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries.
10 Bonus EV Battery Stories
There is much EV battery news out there. Some of it is hard to decipher, some is misleading, and some is just downright cool. Here are 10 recent stories that couldn’t quite catch their own headline here on CleanTechnica but seemed worth highlighting.
LG Chem Has Begun Mass Production Of NCM712 Batteries In Poland
Practically in my backyard in Wroclaw, Poland, LG Chem began mass production of NCM712 batteries in the 1st quarter of 2020.
The State Of EV Batteries: LG Chem, SK Innovation, & Tesla–Panasonic Improvements
The state of electric vehicle (EV) batteries can get confusing. Although internal combustion engine (ICE) aficionados talk about engine displacement and horsepower, EV drivers often consider energy storage as the most important part of their decision making. Today, there are more lithium battery chemistries than ever and figuring out which one is used where and what appears after the dust settles can be difficult. Here’s a brief look at what’s in store tomorrow from the major EV battery OEMs.
New Anode In Toshiba SCiB Battery Adds 200 Miles Of Range In 6 Minutes
Toshiba says its next generation SCiB battery can add 200 miles of range in just 6 minutes using high power charging equipment.
