Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The BMW Group has joined the cross-sector “Responsible Lithium Partnership” project. The aim of the project is to reach a shared understanding of responsible management of natural resources with local interest groups and develop a vision for the future of the Salar de Atacama salt flat in Chile. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

To support its accelerated expansion of e-mobility in the coming years, the BMW Group will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. The value of the multi-year contract will total around €285 million.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2023

Currently, most lithium extraction is based on the simple and relatively effective “pond evaporation” extraction method, which only requires an extractor to pump out brine, let the water evaporate, and then process the remainder to create pure lithium. Along with this risk, GM does have some incredible upsides.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7 For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries. Where does lithium come from?

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7 For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries. Where does lithium come from?

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

They supply batteries to various automakers, including Volkswagen, BMW, and Tesla. The majority of lithium reserves are found in countries like Australia, Chile, and Argentina. However, mining lithium raises environmental concerns such as water scarcity and pollution.

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