Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Chengze Lithium International Limited—China’s second-largest lithium processor—is required to divest itself of its investment in Lithium Chile. Calgary-based Lithium Chile has ownership in the largest high-grade lithium reserves in the world comprising 79,900 hectares in Chile and 23,300 hectares in Argentina.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. 150,000 F-150 Lightnings for North America. 150,000 Transit EVs for North America and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Identified lithium resources in Argentina are 9.8

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Australia is the global leader in lithium production in 2021, with Chile (26,000 tonnes), China (14,000 tonnes), and Argentina (6,200 […]. In good news for the Australian mining industry, miners produced 55,000 tonnes of lithium in 2021, a 28% increase from the 39,700 tonnes of lithium produced in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Argentina, located on the so-called “lithium triangle” spanning Bolivia and Chile, is the world’s fourth-largest producer and has been drawing investment from foreign firms as far as Canada and China. Over half the world’s known lithium resources are in South America.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2020

NLC) announced the closing of a previously announced equity investment by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. The 3Q Project (Tres Quebradas Lithium Project) is located in Catamarca Province, the largest lithium producing area in Argentina, and covers approximately 35,000 ha including a salar complex of approximately 16,000 ha.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India. Before we jump into the list of top EV battery manufacturers in India, let us discuss some things about electric vehicles batteries. Firstly the batteries are one of the important components of electric vehicles in India. million metric turns.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

Lithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd says prices for both technical and battery grade lithium carbonate in its key market, China, have risen significantly on the back of tight demand and supply fundamentals, with current prices up almost 17% on the same time last year. This means that as well as adhering to the 99.5%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Data and analytics company GlobalData forecasts that the demand for lithium needed for the production of lithium-ion batteries for use in EVs will more than double from 26.7kt in 2018 to 58.3kt in 2022. million new EVs were sold globally, of which China accounted for more than 50%, followed by the US with 17.3%. In 2017, 1.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

With this new batch of BYD buses, there will be a total fleet of 411 electric buses operating in the capital, making Santiago the city with the largest pure electric bus fleet outside of China. BYD electric buses are servicing markets in many countries across Latin America, including Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. China itself trails Australia and Chile as the third-biggest producing nation, while Chinese capital was instrumental in lifting Argentina to fourth place.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2022

World demand for lithium—driven by demand for electric vehicle batteries—is estimated to increase from 592,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021 to 745,000 tonnes in 2022. Despite the spread of new battery manufacturing capacity into Europe and the US, Asia remains the major source of demand for lithium.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2021

China-based battery-maker CATL will acquire Canada-based Millenial Lithium in an all-cash deal of approximately C$377 million (US$298 million) (C$3.85 Argentina is a favorable mining jurisdiction which hosts some of the world’s largest lithium resources. The transaction is expected to close by January at the latest.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Vans launched its new mid-size van—the Vito—at the Chengdu Motor Show in China on Friday. With the launch of the new Vito in China, we completed the roll-out of our highly successful mid-size segment in this growing market. We are convinced it will be as compelling to customers in China, too.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Global demand for lithium is expected to grow as much as ten-fold over the next decade, particularly with the increasing use of lithium for batteries within multiple energy and transportation applications. The only current domestic supply comes from the Silver Peak mine in Nevada.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Production is currently concentrated between Australia (40%), Argentina and Chile (50% between them). The latter two countries belong to the lithium triangle (Argentina, Bolivia and Chile), which represents about 55% of the world’s resources. Further, vulnerabilities could emerge from increased competition among lithium buyers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

million tons of identified lithium resources, ranking the country 10 th in the world behind Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, the US, Australia, China, Congo, Canada and Germany. In April 2022, Mexico amended its Mining Law to to reserve to the state the exclusive right to explore and exploit lithium. According to the USGS, Mexico has 1.7

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Ultra Lithium is proceeding with planned work programs at its properties in Northern Ontario and Argentina. Ultra Lithium encouraged the federal government to follow through on its commitment to Canadian businesses to identify and find alternative sources of capital and to retain Canada’s status as a stable and top-tier mining destination.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

BYD has been officially selected as the recommended company by the evaluation committee in Argentina for the purchase of 50 electric buses on behalf of the Ministry of Environment. BYD begun the promotion of its technologies in Argentina in 2011 through its local subsidiary, especially those related to electric vehicles and public transport.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Chile is a key target as it is the world’s biggest supplier of copper and the second-biggest producer of lithium, which are essential for electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy systems in the push away from fossil fuels. million) lithium exploration pact for five blocks in Argentina.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March. Overall, the continent was the second region to be severely affected by the virus, following China and Korea on the timeline. The results posted for Europe in March, were similar to those posted in February for China. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Of the many applications for lithium batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions (ESS) stand out as by far the largest and fastest growing sectors, driven by the world-wide shift from traditional fossil-fueled vehicles towards cleaner forms of transport and energy use. ppm Li (0.0018%).

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Nio is taking steps to secure raw materials for battery production. Greenwing plans to use 80% of the funds from Nio’s purchase for its San Jorge Lithium Project in Argentina. It also plans to build one of its signature battery swap stations at its U.S. per share (Placement). headquarters for testing purposes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems ( earlier post ), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 2, 2012

We’re used to reading stories about carmakers moving into China and other major markets – but now Toyota is looking to tap into Argentina as it bids to expand its green car line-up. A Toyota Group company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, will start lithium production at the Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project in 2013 thanks to [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

However, there are issues associated with the present supply chain of raw materials for battery production, particularly the security and supply of lithium. The majority of known lithium reserves are located in China, Chile, Argentina and Australia. This action by China highlights the risks of global dependence.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

e-POWER technology features a small gasoline engine that charges a high-output battery, eliminating the need for an external charging source. Nissan announced that it plans to launch three new electric vehicles and five e-POWER models in Japan by the end of fiscal 2022 (31 March 2023). Under the wider Nissan M.O.V.E.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

While other commodities are floundering or completely collapsing in this market, lithium—the critical mineral in the emerging battery gigafactory war—is poised to explode, and going forward Nevada is emerging as the front line in this pending American lithium boom. Without lithium, there will be no battery gigafactories.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2018

Plants in China, Brazil, Argentina, the US and Mexico are also participating in the program, which is supported by Volkswagen’s volunteering initiative and local universities. From June onwards, young specialists from Germany, China and the Americas will be participating in the program.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The battery of the new smart electric drive is produced by the Daimler subsidiary, Deutsche ACCUmotive, in Kamenz, Germany. This means smart is the first brand to offer its entire portfolio with both a combustion engine and also battery-electric drive. The new motors are being built at the Renault plant in Cléon, France.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2021

Neo Lithium has engaged Worley to complete a comprehensive DFS on its flagship, high-grade lithium brine project, 3Q, in Catamarca, Argentina. NLC) announced the closing of a previously announced equity investment by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. The DFS is scheduled for completion in Q3 2021. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

The report put the final nail in the coffin of the decade-long lithium rally—Fastmarkets reckons that prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China, by far the world’s largest consumer of high-grade lithium carbonate, tumbled 50.31 Currently, the EV market accounts for about 47 percent of global lithium demand.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Chile in April will begin seeking proposals from private firms interested in extracting lithium, a key energy transition material used in electric vehicle batteries, from 26 salt flats not earmarked for state control, officials said on Tuesday. “This will pose a difficulty for attracting potential investors.”

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 20, 2010

Toyota Tsusho Corp, a trading house and key Toyota supplier that Toyota owns 22 percent of, just announced that it would be jointly developing a new lithium project in Argentina with the Australian-listed Orocobre Ltd. For more information read: Toyota in Argentine Lithium Deal for Hybrid Car Push. By Eriko Amaha for Reuters. By Eriko Amaha.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Price doubling from 2014/2015 was first seen in China and is now being felt worldwide, with lithium hydroxide prices from $16-20 and carbonate prices from $12-14 thousand USD per ton. Grid-scale storage battery demand can easily eclipse the need for automotive batteries. Automotive Thrust. It aims to be at capacity in September.

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