Lithium News

An international research team, led by Monash University, has developed an innovative new filtration method that could dramatically reduce lithium extraction times, accelerating us toward our energy future. The Monash-led team, featuring researchers from CSIRO, the University of Melbourne and the University of Texas at Austin, published the study Nature Materials. Researchers took notice of […]

In rough markets where commodity prices are sliding, it can be difficult to get excited about materials stocks and the related ETFs, but the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSEArca: LIT) may be one to reconsider. LIT, which is nearly nine years old, tracks the Solactive Global Lithium Index. The underlying index is […]

A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen. They discovered that distorted arrangements of lithium and surrounding atoms in […]

The widespread introduction of affordable, energy-efficient electrified vehicles (including electric and hybrid cars) is essential for meeting ambitious government CO2 emissions targets. And, ultimately, it will create a pathway to a transportation system not based on carbon fuels. The maximum driving range of an electric vehicle is determined by the amount of energy that’s contained in the individual lithium-ion battery cells of the car’s battery pack. These cells are connected in series and parallel […]

Twaice, the Munich-based startup that has built analytics software to help with battery management in electric vehicles and other devices, has raised €11 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is European early-stage venture capital firm Creandum, with participation from existing investors Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and Speedinvest, which backed the company’s earlier seed […]

Researchers from Germany’s Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, known by its initials ZSW, just launched the ZellkoBatt, a project aimed at optimizing large-format lithium-ion cells for automotive applications, while cutting the costs of components as well as manufacturing processes. In a press release, the scientists said they will apply the results of […]

Volkswagen plans to launch a new electric vehicle inspired by the classic Microbus, but in the meantime the automaker has partnered with eClassics on an electric conversion of the original. The two companies previously teamed up on an electric Beetle conversion, which used powertrain components from the e-Up minicar sold in Europe. Conversions are now being […]

Researchers from Germany’s Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, known by its initials ZSW, just launched the ZellkoBatt, a project aimed at optimizing large-format lithium-ion cells for automotive applications, while cutting the costs of components as well as manufacturing processes. In a press release, the scientists said they will apply the results of […]

What happens in a lithium-ion battery when it first starts running? A complex series of events, it turns out – from electrolytic ion reorganization to a riot of chemical reactions. To explore this early part of a battery’s life, researchers in the US have monitored a battery’s chemical evolution at the electrode surface. Their work […]

The US patent office last week published a new EV-related application submitted by Ford in September 2018. The application is so broad as to be almost generic. But it reveals a higher level of portability, flexibility, and modular daisy-chain charging so that multiple EVs and chargers with different technologies can create an effective system. The […]