Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain
A new, plant-based source of nickel could help spare the EV battery supply chain from the burden of environmental impacts related to mining.
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How Are EV Batteries (Actually) Recycled?
Electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling is crucial to a sustainable, electrified transportation system. A substantial portion of key minerals for electrifying could come from recycled batteries by 2050, dramatically reducing the need for new mining. But how those batteries are recycled can make a big difference—we must use recycling processes with high … [continued]
Paving the Way to Cleaner Nickel
A new T&E paper looks at the current nickel market globally, Europe’s potential, and the ways to source nickel sustainably.
Australian Mining — Can It Power All The New EVs?
With all the talk about batteries and the materials that are needed to produce them, my thoughts turned to the Australian mining industry and its capacity to fulfill that need and thus power the electric vehicles of the rEVolution. We are already the largest exporter of lithium in the world … [continued]
New Battery Recycling Center Will Have A Big Impact on Europe
Lithium-ion batteries are a rapidly growing technology, used to power everything from our mobile phones to electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. Lithium-ion batteries generally have a much longer lifespan than anti-EV commentators would lead people to believe, and once they’re too degraded for vehicle use, they serve for years … [continued]
Battery Raw Material Demand — Can The Mining Industry Keep Up?
Rethink Energy recently produced a report, available for purchase here, that analyzes the surge in battery raw material demand in the near future. The answer to the question “Can the mining industry keep up?” is a qualified “yes.” It may be a bumpy road with supply constraints affecting the commodity … [continued]
Ford Inks $4.5 Billion Battery Materials Deal, May Reprise The Capri Name For New EV
Ford has taken steps to control its battery materials supply chain by securing a supply of nickel with two partners in Indonesia.
Research Confirms Risks Of Deep Sea Mining Are Greater Than The Rewards
Deep sea mining, carbon capture, and geoengineering. Three ideas that treat the symptoms but not the cause of global warming.
Honda’s Working On More US-Based Battery Production
If you remember 2022 (it seems so long ago now), you probably remember the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). If you’re a fan of EVs and you spend much time on social media, you probably saw all of the controversy over the Act’s treatment of battery minerals for EV tax credits. … [continued]
Australia’s Lithium Export Earnings Expected To Exceed $16 Billion In 2022–2023
That’s up from $5 billion in 2021.
