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Standard Lithium completes proof-of-concept of lithium extraction & crystallization; better than battery-quality lithium carbonate

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Successful operation of the technology at pre-commercial continuous scale has directly extracted lithium from brine in Arkansas and produced a purified, concentrated intermediate product (LiCl solution) which has been converted to better than battery-quality lithium carbonate final product. Canada-based Standard Lithium Ltd.

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LANXESS enters battery chemistry business; Li-ion electrolyte production in Leverkusen, Germany

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Germany-based specialty chemicals company LANXESS is entering the battery chemistry business. Starting next year, the Group will produce electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries for the Chinese company Tinci. Tinci) is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion battery materials.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Canoo’s fully electric Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) is a US-made commercial EV optimized for sustainable last mile delivery use cases. As with all Canoo vehicles, the LDV is built on a proprietary multi-purpose platform (MPP) architecture that integrates the motors, battery module and other critical driving components.

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Albemarle expands Nevada site to increase domestic production of lithium

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and begin a program to evaluate clays and other available Nevada resources for commercial production of lithium. As global demand for electric vehicles (EV) grows, North American automotive manufacturers are seeking to regionalize their supply chain for greater security and sustainability.

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Canoo continues rapid production expansion with yet another new facility

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Canoo has announced that the company entered an agreement to purchase yet another vehicle manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. As stated in Canoo’s press release, the company hopes to anchor its vehicle production in the heartland of America, Arkansas and Oklahoma specifically, this Oklahoma City facility being a significant part of that.

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Albemarle develops technology to recover lithium from brine

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This newly developed technology will allow the company to recover lithium that is present in the brines at its Magnolia, Arkansas bromine facility and utilize it to produce lithium carbonate. billion globally by 2015, primarily from increased demand for batteries in electrical vehicles.

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Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

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Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. SiC ahead in road to commercialization. eV (electronVolt); silicon carbide (SiC) has a bandgap of 3.3

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