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CATL will build two lithium extraction plants in Bolivia

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It was as early as this January that a CATL-led consortium and Bolivia have reached an agreement for the development of lithium in the country. The government-led Yasimientos de Litio Bolivianos has signed this agreement with the consortium to jointly exploit, refine, process, and market lithium resources on January 20.

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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

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Bolivia is lithium-rich; the USGS estimates identified lithium reserves in the country to be 21 million tons—ahead of Argentina and Chile, the other members of the “lithium triangle”. However, Bolivia is production-poor; Chile and Argentina are top global producers, but Bolivia has yet to produce the mineral in commercial quantities.

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Report: Japan Considering Economic Aid To Bolivia in Return for Lithium Supplies

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About half of the world’s lithium deposits are believed to be in Bolivia’s Great Lake of Uyuni. About half of the world’s lithium deposits are believed to be in Bolivia’s Great Lake of Uyuni. Bolivia is expected to decide in the first half of this year which companies will be awarded the development work.

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Bolivia’s sole electric car maker is taking a very different approach than the bigger guys

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Bolivia only has one electric car manufacturer and it’s hard to compare it to the bigger competition. But that’s likely by design, because La Paz-based Quantum Motors is building tiny electric cars built for just three passengers.

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Ford building new $1.6B plant in Mexico for small cars

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billion in a new small car plant in Mexico, building a new manufacturing site in San Luis Potosi State. Vehicles produced in Mexico also serve customers in the US, Canada, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and South Korea. Ford is investing US$1.6 Construction begins this summer.

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Brine-to-battery company EnergyX secures $450M funding agreement with Global Emerging Markets

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From the historic pilot extraction program in Bolivia to the material science patents out of Austin TX, EnergyX is leading the way in maximizing Lithium recovery and asset utilization in an environmentally and socially conscious way.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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In contrast to the corrective trend observed in the United States, where streets have become more connected since the late 20 th century, we find that most of the world is building ever-more disconnected “street-network sprawl.” Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru.

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