Lithium News

Sodium-ion batteries have been touted as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries because they are powered by a more abundant natural resource. However, sodium-ion batteries have hit a significant snag: the cathodes degrade quickly with recharging. A Cornell-led collaboration succeeded in identifying an elusive mechanism that can trigger this degradation—transient crystal defects—by using a unique […]

The Mexican Senate approved in an express session on Saturday a package of laws including two constitutional reforms and a new mining law rebuked by the mining chamber and Canada. Representatives of the president’s Morena party and its allies, nearly unanimously and with little debate, approved the laws in a fast-tracked process without opposition legislators […]

An international team of researchers, including nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, has uncovered nanoscale changes inside solid-state batteries that could offer new insights into improving battery performance. Using computer simulations and X-ray experiments, researchers could “see” in detail why lithium ions move slowly in a solid electrolyte—specifically, at the electrolyte-electrode interface. Their studies revealed that […]

The announcement by Chile’s state miner Enami, which is looking for private partners to develop lithium assets in the Atacama desert, provides clues about the nature of the country’s lithium “nationalization”, but what it means for investors in the South American nation has analysts and industry actors divided. Executive vice-president Jaime Pérez de Arce told […]

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Honda has its hands in all kinds of businesses, from lawnmowers and power generators to IndyCar, go-karts, and consumer vehicles. Honda Performance Division (HPD) works explicitly on the high-performance and racing product line and builds, hones, and maintains everything from the hybrid powertrain we’ve seen in Acura’s LDMh race car to high-performance kart […]

Lithium prices in China halted a five-month slide on signs that demand growth among battery makers may finally gather pace. Chinese lithium carbonate ticked up 1.2% Wednesday, the first gain this year. Prices had tumbled more than 70% since mid-November as companies across the battery supply chain drew down inventories rather than buying afresh, while […]

Tesla has released a rare update on the battery degradation in its electric cars. The automaker claims its batteries only lose about 12% of capacity after 200,000 miles. Battery degradation, which represents the loss in capacity and range over time with increasing mileage, is one of the biggest concerns of new electric vehicle buyers. It’s […]

The world needs cheap and powerful batteries that can store sustainably produced electricity from wind or sunlight so that we can use it whenever we need it, even when it’s dark outside or there’s no wind blowing. Most common batteries that power our smartphones and electric cars are lithium-ion batteries. These are quite expensive because […]

Lithium-ion battery performance has hit a plateau in recent years, but a breakthrough in technology promises new heights are soon to be in sight. Batteries made with silicon instead of graphite — the commonly used material in battery anodes today — have been shown to enable significantly higher energy density and faster charging. “Silicon anode […]

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday night his government would nationalize the country’s lithium industry, applying a model in which the state will partner with companies to enable local development. The long-awaited policy in the world’s second-largest producer of the battery metal includes the creation of a national lithium company, Boric said on national […]