Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
The BMW Group sources critical raw materials like lithium and cobalt directly from producers and makes them available to its battery cell suppliers. The salt lakes in the border region between Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are home to roughly half the world’s lithium reserves. Working towards strict IRMA standard for lithium mining.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
According to the latest available figures from the GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050, natural gas production in the Central Asian Republic is set to increase by 78% to reach the level of more than 141 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2050, at a remarkable annual growth rate of 1.9%.
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2011
KORES ) and steelmaker POSCO has entered an agreement with Bolivia’s state-run miner Comibol (Corporación Minera de Bolivia) to set up a joint venture to produce lithium intended for lithium-ion batteries. Among the other countries, identified lithium resources for Bolivia and Chile total 9 million tons and in excess of 7.5
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2020
The research relied on publicly available data sourced from OpenStreetMap , the Wikipedia of maps, and satellite-derived data. Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
A combination of high fuel costs, concerns about petroleum availability and air quality issues related to fossil fuel-based vehicles are driving interest in electric vehicles. However, there are issues associated with the present supply chain of raw materials for battery production, particularly the security and supply of lithium.
Get Electric Vehicle
AUGUST 22, 2021
Knowing the importance of these elements, china made strategic investments and bought mines in the countries such as Congo, Bolivia, Chile, and Australia where these elements are available. They are scarce but hold roles in the proper functioning of the Li-ion batteries. In fact, China controls half the cobalt mines in Congo.
All Cars Electric
JANUARY 20, 2010
Critics of the development and use of lithium-ion ("li-ion") batteries have long cited their concerns over the (un)availability of lithium, and with moderate success. They state that politically unstable, remote Bolivia owns the world's largest reserve of lithium, which is certainly true.
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