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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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Rough road for EV industry

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They are forming joint ventures with battery material manufacturers to build factories that will ensure future battery deliveries will be reliable and affordable. Building a domestic supply chain isn’t just a priority for manufacturers. In April, Mexico’s government nationalized.

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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. This means that the new market is all about new players.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1. Bolivia is no friend of the USA.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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—Yayoi Sekine, head of energy storage at BNEF. In BNEF’s 2027 rankings, countries in South America see the biggest declines, notably Brazil and Bolivia. Bolivia was at the bottom of the rankings this year. Finland placed the highest in Europe and was ranked fourth in the overall rankings.

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