batteries
Energy
Huge Phosphate Discovery Could Fully Charge the Electric Vehicle Industry
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With geologists hunting high and low for battery materials, an enormous new discovery of phosphate rock could have huge implications for the electric vehicle industry.
The reserves, discovered in Rogaland, southwest Norway by Anglo-Norwegian firm Norge Mining, are equivalent to...
USA
Tesla to Build New Factory in China
Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla says it will be expanding in China by building a new factory there to make its large-scale batteries.
The plant in Shanghai will be able to produce 10,000 of its "Megapack" energy storage units...
Business
China Taps Into Bolivia’s Huge Reserves of Lithium
Last week, Bolivia picked a consortium that includes China's battery giant CATL to develop its largely untapped lithium reserves.
A report by Reuters said the deal would see the consortium partner direct lithium extraction from Bolivia's Uyuni and Oruro salt...