Battery Metals

The Philippines’ two biggest nickel producers are planning to invest about $1 billion each to build processing plants, the companies’ top executives said, boosting the government’s push to develop the Southeast Asian nation’s downstream mineral industry. Nickel Asia Corp. is eyeing a third high-pressure acid leaching plant near a mining project in Pujada peninsula in […]

Many companies mining battery metals do not have the necessary policies in place to respect the rights of the communities impacted by their activities, especially Indigenous communities, a recent report by Oxfam has found. Based on the analysis of the policies of 43 mining companies on several intersecting issues related to human rights due diligence, gender […]

The cost of batteries fell by nearly 10 per cent in August, taking them past a key milestone that is seen by energy analysts as a “tipping point” to supercharge the transition to electric vehicles. The price of lithium-ion battery cells, which power everything from smartphones to the International Space Station, fell below $100/ kilowatthour […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, the country’s communications directorate said on Monday. It cited Musk as saying that many Turkish suppliers are already working with Tesla and that Turkey was among the most important candidates for its next factory. Tesla did not immediately respond […]

There are still many people in the automotive industry and many policymakers who hold doubts about the future of fully battery electric vehicles (BEV). They do not know why EV batteries keep getting cheaper and cleaner, and they do not see why they will become truly abundant. The thought is that they are too expensive […]

As the world transitions to sustainable transportation through electric vehicles (EVs), some are considering ways to reduce EV battery waste. One such company includes Volvo, which has announced a partnership to recycle old EV batteries into new energy storage systems. Volvo is partnering with battery recycler Connected Energy to give EV batteries a second life […]

Amid the devastating effects of climate change, there is a growing demand for renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, as an alternative to fossil fuels, which generate a lot of greenhouse gasses. However, since solar and wind energy are dependent on weather conditions, these power generation methods need batteries to store and provide […]

Tesla (TSLA.O) has combined a series of innovations to make a technological breakthrough that could transform the way it makes electric vehicles and help Elon Musk achieve his aim of halving production costs, five people familiar with the move said. The company pioneered the use of huge presses with 6,000 to 9,000 tons of clamping […]

Mitsubishi Chemical is exhibiting its latest innovation — an electric vehicle (EV) battery all-composite enclosure — as the centerpiece of its activities in booth 711 at The Battery Show North America in Novi, MI. The event, organized by PlasticsToday’s parent Informa Markets – Engineering, concludes on Sept. 14. The partnered collaboration features Mitsubishi Chemical’s fiber-reinforced […]

On Wednesday night, minutes before the state’s grid operator went into emergency mode to make sure it would have enough power to meet high demand during another triple-digit day, batteries provided more electricity to Texas homes and businesses than ever before. A small but growing number of batteries sent 2,172 megawatts to the grid on […]