The Latest Breaking News from lithium

The firm's plans to open one of Europe's largest lithium hydroxide plants on the Wilton International site could secure backing from the Automotive Transformation Fund

By 2050 electric vehicles could require huge amounts of lithium for their batteries, causing damaging expansions of mining

The U.S. Department of Energy says it plans to loan $700 million to an Australian mining company to pursue a proposed lithium project in Nevada

Tesla is expanding outside of Austin. It's working on a lithium refinery near Corpus Christi and leasing a new building near Houston that may be battery-related.

The EV giant slashed Model 3 and Model Y prices, making more eligible for U.S. tax credits. Tesla stock dropped while GM and other rivals fell.

Tesla published three job listings for the new facility near Corpus Christi: Area Superintendent, Project Scheduler, and Area Construction Manager.

Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden), the Gulf's largest miner, said on Wednesday it agreed to form a joint venture with the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund to invest in mining assets globally. Ma'aden will own 51% in the venture while the Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 49%, the company said…

The Department of Energy attributes this to improvements in lithium ion battery technology and chemistry, as well as a big increase in manufacturing volume.

Researchers in Japan and Australia are developing a new approach to solid-state EV battery stability, which showed no degradation after hundreds of charges.