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  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Tesla supplier Panasonic to make big battery bet in Europe

    Japanese group plans to set up its first plant in Norway with Equinor and Norsk Hydro

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Electric vehicles
    LG Chem hit by GM recall of Bolt electric vehicles

    Shares in world’s largest EV battery maker fall 4% on reliability concerns

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    M&G to invest £150m in UK battery start-up Zenobe

    Deal aimed at accelerating supply for electric buses and energy storage

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Special ReportEnergy Efficiency
    Start-ups aim to unlock full potential of ‘green’ tech

    Thermal storage and battery performance are among those areas of technology attracting funding

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Panasonic Corp
    Panasonic plays down fears over Tesla’s battery ambitions

    Group bets that carmaker will rely on its technology after moving production in-house

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Tesla and French energy group to build new Australia mega battery

    Carmaker partners with Neoen on second lithium-ion facility to support shift to renewables

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    The Commodities NoteAlexander Landia
    Big Oil well placed to accelerate transition to electric vehicles

    The ability to manage flexibility in the energy system presents an opportunity for majors

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    LexTesla Inc
    Tesla/lithium: metal guru Premium

    The world’s most valuable carmaker has little use for conventional wisdom

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla’s move into mining aimed at energising battery supply chain

    Elon Musk’s lithium plan seen more as ploy to ramp up output than competitive threat

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
    The paradox of lithium pricing in the Tesla era

    The metal vital to battery production will play a key role in the renewables drive but demand has yet to match up

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    The Commodities NoteRare earths
    The world must counter China’s dominance of rare earths

    Country has grip on swath of minerals crucial to future key industries

  • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
    Electric vehicles
    Musk and Tesla shock Panasonic investors with battery ambitions

    Electric vehicle maker plans in-house production to outstrip its supply from Japanese partner

  • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
    Mining
    TechMet wins US backing for Brazilian mining project

    Government investment in UK company part of push to boost nickel and cobalt supplies for electric cars

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Ganfeng Lithium plans battery recycling plant in Mexico

    Supplier to Tesla and LG Chem seeks new facility to target US electric vehicle market

  • Sunday, 27 September, 2020
    Japan leads battery tech race with third of patent filings

    Panasonic and Toyota fuel growth as Samsung and LG put South Korea in second place

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    LexTesla Inc
    Tesla/Elon Musk: batteries not yet included Premium

    Expect more deadlines to whoosh by, reflecting the gap between expectations and reality

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla outlines ambition to halve cost of batteries

    Electric car maker aims to have a vehicle priced at $25,000 within three years

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Beyond the market hype: Tesla tries to expand its lead in batteries

    Boosted by the powerful rally in its shares this year, Elon Musk’s company has seen its rivals’ electric vehicles sputter

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    Utilities
    New rival to power plants: chains of electric vehicles selling into the grid

    US energy regulator’s new rule could hasten investment in renewables

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    Tesla co-founder wins Amazon funding for electric battery project

    JB Straubel’s Redwood aims to extract lithium, cobalt and nickel from old smartphones

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    LG Chem Ltd
    LG Chem to spin off world’s largest electric car battery business

    South Korean group that supplies Tesla and GM benefits from order windfall due to tighter environmental rules

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    The Commodities NoteRenewable energy
    The drive for greener cars must be matched by cleaner lithium

    New tech can help remove questions over the extraction of key battery chemical

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Special ReportE-mobility
    EV supply chains seek clearer visibility with blockchain

    Automakers are harnessing verification tools to underpin ‘ethical choice’ claims

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Special ReportE-mobility
    Electric technology slow to set sail in marine industry

    Battery weight restricts use to ferries and shorter routes, but a sea change is on the horizon

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Special ReportE-mobility
    Formula E tech crosses over from racetrack to road

    Technical advances from the electric racing series are improving consumer vehicles

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