Battery Metals

TOKYO — Panasonic Holdings is considering Oklahoma and two other U.S. states for a major investment as it plans to boost production of electric vehicle batteries in the country. The Japanese group signed an agreement with Oklahoma outlining an incentives package, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Friday, should Panasonic build its third U.S.-based plant in the […]

Jorg Heinemann learned firsthand how hard it is to bring a new battery technology to market. After years developing large-scale solar and battery plants for SunPower, Heinemann knew the strengths of lithium-ion batteries, which now have near-exclusive command of the grid storage market. But he also knew their limitations: He wanted to find an alternative […]

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday that the bloc wants to move quickly on a trade agreement with the United States for electric vehicle battery minerals and was optimistic on reaching a green steel and aluminum pact with Washington by October. Dombrovskis, the EU’s top trade official, told reporters that he […]

We hear about EV battery breakthroughs often, though it seems the tech never actually comes to market for widespread use. However, StoreDot’s extreme fast charging (XFC) battery tech seems promising, and it’s currently being tested by at least 15 automakers. Now, the battery maker says its silicon-dominant batteries may make extreme fast-charging EVs “accessible to […]

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday that the bloc wants to move quickly on a trade agreement with the United States for electric vehicle battery minerals and was optimistic on reaching a green steel and aluminum pact with Washington by October. Dombrovskis, the EU’s top trade official, told reporters that he […]

AstroForge, a startup with plans to mine asteroids, is getting ready to launch the first of its two missions on Friday, of which the main objective is to test the firm’s technique for refining platinum from a sample of asteroid-like material. The startup has placed a payload on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, pre-packed with elements […]

India’s sole rare-earths producer wants to boost its mining capacity by 400% in the coming decade to help the country lock in supplies of key minerals for its clean-energy transition. State-owned IREL (India) Ltd. aims to mine 50 million tons a year of rare-earths bearing ore by end-2032, up from 10 million tons now, Chairman […]

General Motors’ venture capital arm will lead a $50 million financing round for EnergyX, a Texas-based start-up developing a more efficient method to extract lithium from salt flats. EnergyX’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology portfolio can make lithium metal directly from brine and potentially in anode-ready form for EV batteries, the company said. It is […]

Sigma Lithium Corp said on Monday it has received an operating license from Brazilian regulators to sell and export lithium and that its production of the electric vehicle battery metal should begin within days. The approval for Sigma to operate its Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium mine and processing equipment was confirmed by the […]

Canada’s move to expand the investment tax credit for mining companies to align it with policies in the United States is accelerating funding talks for critical miners, company executives told Reuters. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government proposed a 30% investment tax credit for expenses related to the exploration of critical minerals in the latest budget […]