“What is good about the Thompson mine ore is it is primarily nickel, and there is not much other impurity in it.” So Gary Annett, the head of Manitoba operations for Brazilian miner Vale, told the ...

US lithium miner and processor Albemarle has shifted some its conversion capacity at its Qinzhou plant in Guangxi, China away from producing lithium hydroxide to making lithium carbonate instead, ...

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 ...

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 majority of production from the Mount Holland, WA lithium mine will ultimately go to the integrated refinery its joint venture (JV) owners are developing at Kwinana. But, despite the processing ...

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 ...

Singapore-based commodity marketplace Abaxx Echange plans to expand its battery metals product suite with new lithium carbonate futures contract due to launch early next month. The firm hails the ...

Elon Musk has put more meat on the bones of his quest to change the shareholding structure at automaker Tesla to gave him a say greater than his current stock position. And he stresses that it is fear ...

The Escalade IQ e-SUV unveiled this week by the luxury Cadillac brand of US automaker GM is not a small vehicle by any means. It measures 5.7m long, 2.2m wide even with the mirrors folded and 1.9mn ...

Germany’s Rossmann, one of Europe’s largest drugstore chains, will not purchase any more Tesla vehicles for its fleet with immediate effect, the firm has announced. The decision “is based on the ...

Elon Musk's EV pure play Tesla saw its commanding share of the Californian EV market dip across 2023, according to new data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), as German legacy ...

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 ...