GM Adds Buick To Electric Car Lineup In China
With the new Electra 5, GM banks on Buick brand to add high end SUV sizzle to its electric car sales in China.
lithium mining
Aussie Miners Consider the Renewable Option
Aussie miners are considered the most efficient and well governed companies in the world. It is only natural, then, that they consider the use of renewable energy as the sector heads towards net-zero emissions. Mines require massive amounts of power 24/7, and so hybrid options including wind, solar, hydro, and … [continued]
Digging into EV Battery Mineral Market & Automaker Evolution with Mining Investor
I recently sat down with Brian Menell, CEO and Chairman of TechMet, to talk EV battery mineral mining, investment in this fast-changing market, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. As someone whose company is investing in mines and lithium mining startups, Brian had more to share and more perspective … [continued]
4 More Big Battery Stories
The story these days is batteries, batteries, batteries. Scaling up electric vehicle production is all about scaling up batteries, and scaling up the mineral mining and refining essential to batteries. Scaling up renewable energy generation capacity is all about scaling up battery storage capacity to help with the fluctuations in … [continued]
GM Banks On Honking Big Electric Vehicles In First-Ever Propulsion Do-Over
The US car buying public loves big vehicles, and now they are going to love big electric vehicles.
New Australia Lithium Mine For Ford, LG, & Tesla Lithium To Be Powered By Giant…
Australia is a top source of lithium for EV batteries. Much of the world’s lithium used for such purposes comes from there. Now we’ve got news of a major lithium mine in Australia using batteries as well as solar and wind energy in order to mine more cleanly and — … [continued]
Tesla Hires A Geologist — Perhaps A First Step Toward Mining Its Own Lithium?
Tesla recently hired a geologist, which many be a step in the direction of lithium and critical materials mining. There’s no official announcement that Tesla will actually do its own mining, and there could be other reasons that it’s hiring geologists. It could be a focusing on critical minerals and … [continued]
Zenith Minerals & EV Metals Group Launch Australian Lithium Alliance
The new Australian Lithium Alliance is a joint venture between Zenith, a mineral mining and exploration company, and EV Metals Group. Australian Resources noted that the alliance will see them working together to unlock the lithium potential of its Split Rocks and Waratah Well projects that are located in Western … [continued]
Warning On Lithium-Ion Batteries: Beware Of Premature Lock-In
The cost of lithium-ion batteries dropped a whopping 97% in just a short period, but that’s not the end of the story.
Compass Minerals Found A Way To Convert Sustainable Lithium Brine To Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide
Compass Minerals has announced the success of the conversion testing of its sustainable lithium brine resource into both lithium carbonate and battery-grade lithium hydroxide. The testing was performed by a third party, Veolia Energy, which used a proven, commercially viable conversion process. The company stated that at a concentration of … [continued]
