Batteries

Lithium’s promised land looks more like the old country | CVHD

Editor January 9, 2024

Once upon a time, the world didn’t care much about lithium.

U.S. sets limits on Chinese content to receive EV tax credits | CVHD

Editor December 2, 2023

The Biden administration released long-awaited rules designed to block electric-vehicle manufacturers from sourcing battery materials from China...

Salt in batteries: Shift may herald another shakeup | CVHD

Editor November 27, 2023

Battery giants are starting to put their money on new sodium-based technology, a sign that there could...

Nissan to invest $1.4 billion to build two new EV models in Britain | CVHD

Editor November 24, 2023

Nissan said on Friday that it would pump £1.12 billion ($1.4 billion) into its British plant to...

Giant batteries drain economics of gas power plants | CVHD

Editor November 21, 2023

Giant batteries that ensure stable power supply by offsetting intermittent renewable supplies are becoming cheap enough to...

China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition | CVHD

Editor November 14, 2023

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows...

China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report | CVHD A man herds yaks during in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Beijing has begun to exploit vast deposits of Lithium on the Tibetan plateau — around 85% of the country's total reserves.

A man herds yaks during in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Beijing has begun to exploit vast deposits of Lithium on the Tibetan plateau — around 85% of the country's total reserves.

China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report | CVHD

Editor November 2, 2023

China's booming electric vehicle industry is fueling a lithium rush in the Tibetan plateau that risks damaging...

Toyota to invest $8 billion more in U.S. battery plant for EVs | CVHD The interior of a Toyota Global HiAce electric vehicle concept on display during the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 26