Teslarati
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Elon did admit that Tesla has had to raise vehicle prices for a bit due to the supply shortages, but hopefully, these are just temporary. As many cells as you can supply to us, no limit,” Musk said, referring to conversations he’s had with Tesla’s battery suppliers. He also reiterates Tesla’s need for more batteries.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
While cobalt prices have shown positive signs of late, there are nuances within the market which highlight the key fundamentals that will likely decide cobalt’s future price trend—which is taking its cues less and less from the industrial metal supply chain, according to a new report from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2021
for the supply of spodumene concentrate (SC6) from the Manono Lithium and Tin Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Australia-based AVZ Minerals Limited has secured a strategic, long-term offtake partner agreement with Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry Co.,
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2020
On Closing, Deposit Payment shall be applied to the purchase price for SMP Refinery. CBA has also undertaken a scoping study with a leading international engineering firm specializing in base metal refineries, to assess the potential conversion of the facility to nickel sulfate production, for modest capital expenditure. million (US$8.5
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 13, 2023
On one hand, the price of EV batteries has been rising, likely due to increasing demand worldwide for battery materials such as lithium. The raw cobalt for lithium-ion batteries is notoriously sourced from unethical mining companies that have a harmful social and environmental impact in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2022
Credit the EV’s advantage to its greater efficiency in the conversion of chemical energy to motion—77 percent, compared with 12 to 30 percent for a gasoline car—along with the potential to generate electricity using low-carbon sources. For example, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds about 50 percent of the world’s cobalt reserves.
Cars That Think
JUNE 21, 2022
During my early years at General Motors Research Labs , there was a war in Central African Zaire [now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo], which is a big cobalt supplier. And the price of cobalt went up to something like $45 a kilogram. Do you recall any conversation with John at that meeting?
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