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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. Contrary to the trend in 2019, the growth was not driven by Tesla.

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California Governor signs bill creating commission on lithium extraction in California

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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. Background. The only current domestic supply comes from the Silver Peak mine in Nevada. Earlier post.).

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BYD to build new $1.2B battery factory in China

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The upcoming facility would produce BYD’s “Blade” battery, found in the Tesla Model 3 competitor BYD Seal and BYD Han sedans. BYD’s new battery production follows a string of announcements that BYD would be entering numerous global markets. What do you think of the article?

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

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Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. Albemarle Corp.

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Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India

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Lithium is among one of the costliest materials that are found outside of India, in other countries such as Chile Australia, China, Argentina, etc. In Australia, there are 2,800,000 tons of Lithium reserves and in Argentina, there are 1,700,000 tons of Lithium reserves. In Chile, there are 8,600,000 tons of Lithium reserves.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick. China itself trails Australia and Chile as the third-biggest producing nation, while Chinese capital was instrumental in lifting Argentina to fourth place. and Tesla Inc. Take Albemarle Corp.,

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Driven by the rise of battery gigafactories and game-changing Powerwall and energy storage businesses, the world now finds itself at the beginning of a lithium super cycle that is all about securing new supply, much of which is poised to come from lithium superstar Argentina. Remember—this is one man, one company.

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