After another boom and bust, where next for lithium? | Reuters
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Lithium boom has turned to lithium bust over the last two years as a wave of new supply overwhelms weaker-than-expected demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The...
A worldwide lithium shortage could come as soon as 2025
Aug 29, 2023 · A worldwide shortage for lithium could be on its way as demand for the metal ramps up, with some analysts forecasting that it could come as soon as 2025.
North America’s largest lithium mine is full steam ahead - Electrek
Mar 14, 2024 · Great news for EVs: Lithium Nevada got the green light for a $2.26 billion loan from the US Department of Energy to finance a lithium carbonate processing plant. Once the Thacker Pass mine...
Lithium Market Struggles to Recover After Epic Boom and Bust
Apr 9, 2024 · Lithium Market Struggles to Recover After Epic Boom and Bust. Key battery metal has bottomed out after sharp price plunge; Flood of supply has shown risks of panic buying for automakers
New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries - BBC News
Jan 9, 2024 · A brand new substance, which could reduce lithium use in batteries, has been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing. The findings were made by Microsoft and the Pacific...
Energy Dept. Offers $2.3 Billion Loan to Boost Lithium Production
Mar 14, 2024 · Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass could support the production of batteries for up to 800,000 electric vehicles a year, according to the Energy Department.
Lithium still super-charged as supply chases after demand
Dec 16, 2022 · The world has been running short of lithium this year, a surge of new supply failing to catch up with a still faster demand wave as the electric vehicle (EV) revolution accelerates.
Insight: Inside the race to remake lithium extraction for EV batteries
Jun 16, 2023 · LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 16 (Reuters) - The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking in oil producers, tech startups and entrenched mining giants, each jockeying to be the...
Demand for EVs is sending lithium mines into overdrive : NPR
Nov 23, 2022 · Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they...
Lithium price plunges on slowing Chinese demand for electric …
Jan 25, 2024 · Lithium miners are cutting costs and scaling back plans to expand production after slowing demand in China for electric vehicles crushed the price of the battery metal.