Tesla CEO Elon Musk was frank in admitting to analysts on the company's fourth quarter earnings call that the EV leader is "between two major growth waves". While appearing to dampen expectations for ...

German OEM Volkswagen remains committed to selling down ownership in its Powerco EV battery subsidiary. But negative net cash flow that threatened the €2bn ($2.2bn) mark last year may curtail appetite ...

Japanese OEM Nissan has unveiled a new business strategy which aims to make more profitable and accessible EVs whilst also maintaining an ICE vehicle portfolio. Nissan’s 'Next' business strategy ended ...

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” So said Abraham Lincoln. Or maybe not. Whoever did say it was on to something, because technology has always shaped the way economies develop. In ...

Two nascent lithium production schemes have hit material benchmarks, one in the US and one in the UK. While both remain in the early stages, the projects could provide the raw materials for ...

Adoption rates of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistry as an alternative to nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) in EV batteries will lag in Europe and the US compared to in China for the remainder ...

Do cash-settled futures contracts suffer from inherent weakness? David Greely, chief economist at new commodity exchange Abaxx certainly thinks so. His firm sets out what sees as these flaws in a ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that the company will spend $500m on expanding its supercharger network this year, in response to speculation that widespread layoffs at the firm's charging division spelled ...

Kwinana, one of Australia’s only two battery grade lithium hydroxide facilities, has had a tough start since its late 2022 debut — with its first train underperforming and its second unceremoniously ...

The world’s top lithium producer Albemarle has downgraded its 2030 forecast for global lithium demand by 10pc to 3.3mn tonnes due to slower-than-expected growth in the EV market. Last year the firm ...

Analysts are eager to see Elon Musk-led EV maker Tesla improve its falling margins with a greater emphasis on its Full Self Driving (FSD) software rollout. Tesla's FSD software is currently too ...

US miner and processor Albemarle is decidedly less bullish on any immediate relief from a recovery in lithium prices compared to fellow mining firm Mineral Resources (Minres). The company in instead ...