Detroit heavyweight GM has signed a supply deal to source cathode materials from South Korean battery firm LG Chem to supply the manufacture of its Ultium platform EVs in the US. The deal, worth ...

“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 ...

A quarter (25pc) of Electric vehicles sold in Europe in 2024 will be made in China, up from 19.5pc in 2023, according to analysis by EU non-profit Transport and Environment (T&E). Chinese imports into ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Global sales of BEVs reached around 14mn in 2023, meaning almost one-in-five cars sold was battery electric, according to the IEA’s Clean Energy Market Monitor, released today. Global BEV sales last ...

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 ...

China’s Chery will launch its Omoda and Jaecoo brands into the UK market after signing a financial services partnership with the UK personal finance arm of French bank BNP Paribas and its full-service ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vietnamese EV maker Vinfast has announced it will merge with battery manufacturer and sister company Vin ES Energy Solutions in order to vertically integrate battery production into its auto ...