Detroit legacy OEM GM has announced it will resort to plug-in hybrids (PHEVS) to comply with tailpipe emissions regulations by 2035, in a move that it says will ensure regulatory compliance and ...

Chile’s SQM anticipates stable lithium prices for the remainder of the year but is “optimistic about a positive trend starting in 2026”, according to CEO Ricardo Ramos. While it expects 2025 demand to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

US EV pure play Tesla has doubts over re-running its AI and Battery Day events owing to fears over cannibalisation of its IP by its other OEMs. But it has fewer fears about rivals being able to match ...

Canada will ban the sale of new cars and light duty trucks with ICEs under rules published this week. Under the new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, auto manufacturers and importers must meet ...

Germany’s Volkswagen and Chinese EV pure play start-up Xpeng have entered into a master agreement on electrical/electronic (E/E) collaboration that aims to jointly develop E/E architecture for all ...

British mining hopeful Cornish Lithium and the German chemical firm Helm have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to jointly work together to produce battery-grade lithium compounds ...

BP is both, at least for now, a player in the EV ecosystem and, as a producer of crude and a refiner and distributor of liquid motor fuels, a firm with something to lose from mass EV adoption. So it ...

Ford’s US BEV sales were building nicely back in 2022. As the F-150 Lightning e-truck and E-Transit van joined the existing Mustang Mach-E in the product line-up, sales rose steadily each quarter — ...

The Australian state of Western Australia (WA) has authorised a A$15mn ($9.3mn) grant to the midstream demonstration plant project at miner Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium operation in WA’s ...

South Korean battery materials firm Samsung SDI has unveiled its roadmap for the mass production of solid state batteries from 2027. Last year the firm established a pilot production line at its R&D ...