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  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    LexBYD Co Ltd
    BYD/Tesla: China’s carmakers gain ground as profitability is stretched Premium content

    Low pricing strategy is not sustainable as raw material prices soar and with electric vehicle subsidies set to be phased out

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Northvolt AB
    Northvolt chief warns of turbulence in battery market

    Swedish group’s head Peter Carlsson says demand is proving resilient despite recession fears

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    BYD Co Ltd
    Warren Buffett-backed Chinese group BYD overtakes Tesla in global EV sales

    Shenzhen-based carmaker and battery group prepares for push into foreign markets

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    Chinese Tesla lithium supplier probed for insider trading

    Ganfeng Lithium shares hit after disclosing investigation but said it would not affect operations

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Volvo Car AB
    Volvo to open dedicated electric car plant in Slovakia

    Swedish carmaker opens first new factory in Europe in 60 years as it steps up shift to battery power

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Electric vehicle drive puts 22,000 UK jobs at risk, warns industry

    SMMT says higher energy prices will add £100mn to motor industry costs this year

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    UK start-up secures funding for one of Europe’s first lithium refineries

    Livista Energy seeks to build site in England to supply electric vehicle battery makers

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    LexElectric vehicles
    China clean energy: electric cars still need coal Premium content

    Some may have ignored the long term, underlying risks EV battery producers carry

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    News in-depth
    China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy

    Country dominates electric vehicle supply chain as west races to develop rare earths production

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Stellantis
    Stellantis invests €50mn in lithium start-up to secure car battery metals

    Australian venture benefits from automakers’ attempts to reduce raw material bottlenecks

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Robin Harding
    Electric vehicles accelerate China’s looming dominance as a car exporter

    For Japanese and European carmakers, the challenge is that while EVs may be high-tech, they are not complex

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Johnson Matthey PLC
    Johnson Matthey sells bulk of battery material unit for £50mn

    Deal with Australia’s EV Metals comes as UK chemicals group lays out plans for £150mn of annual cost savings

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    #techAsia
    Apple’s Shanghai headache and a battle for batteries Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Stellantis and Samsung to build $2.5bn battery factory in Indiana

    Carmaker and tech company team up to accelerate shift to electrical vehicles

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    ABB and Siemens back Norwegian battery start-up

    European industrial heavyweights lead €100mn funding round in Morrow Batteries

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Britishvolt
    Monaco shipping group takes stake in battery start-up Britishvolt

    Scorpio investment a sign of manufacturers looking beyond car industry into new markets

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Cobalt
    Electric vehicles overtake phones as top source of cobalt demand

    Rare metal’s price surges on supply concerns and proliferation of battery-powered cars

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Northvolt and Norsk Hydro to expand battery recycling JV in Europe

    Scandinavian groups scouring locations in big vehicle markets such as Germany and France

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Car bosses warn of supply chain threat to electric vehicle rollout

    Tesla and VW lower delivery expectations because of chip shortages and raw material costs

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    InterviewElectric vehicles
    Elon Musk speaks to the FT

    Chief executive of Tesla and Space-X gives exclusive interview at Future of the Car conference

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Stellantis
    Stellantis chief warns of battery shortages as carmakers switch to electric

    Carlos Tavares says supply challenges will feed into bigger problem of keeping electric vehicles affordable

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    Powering electric cars: the race to mine lithium in America’s backyard

    The experience of one mining company in rural North Carolina suggests the road ahead will be hard to navigate

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Commodity trader Trafigura backs UK lithium refinery project

    Green Lithium eyes battery market dominated by China as demand grows with electric vehicle sales

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    CATL
    Shares of Tesla’s battery maker plunge after net profit slides

    Contemporary Amperex Technology hit by China’s Covid lockdowns

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Commodities
    Europe faces critical shortage of metals needed for clean energy

    Supply challenges come as EU seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian imports

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