“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 ...

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 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 ...

French automaker Renault has unveiled its new electric Renault 5 E-Tech, committing to producing the vehicle entirely in France from summer 2025. Vehicles and batteries will be assembled at its Douai ...

US solid-state battery firm Factorial has introduced its new Solstice battery, developed in conjunction with German OEM Mercedes, that promises energy density of up to 450Wh/kg. The product also ...

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 ...

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 ...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $3mn grant for a trial of vehicle to grid (V2G) technology in Californian school buses. The trial will be carried out by BorgWarner and V2G ...

Gothenburg-based Volvo Trucks delivered 1,977 electric trucks during 2023, an increase of 256pc on the previous year. As a result Volvo’s share of the electric heavy-duty segment in Europe increased ...

March BEV registrations in the US topped 100,000 for the first time in 2024 and only the fourth time ever, as a strong month for the country's all-electric light vehicle sales defied some of the ...

France’s Renault Group sold a combined 109,307 of its Megane E-Tech and Dacia Spring BEVs in 2023 (see main image), a year-on-year rise of 33.5pc. But that measure might be slightly distorted by the ...

A report on an October collision involving GM's autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise has found serious fault in the company's dealings with regulators. The incident in San Francisco, in which a ...