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Rare Earth Free Motors Take a Back Seat in EVs
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The sourcing of materials and components is becoming an increasingly discussed topic across multiple industries. One huge growth sector is the electric vehicle (EV) market,...
Platinum circularity underpins China’s green hydrogen future
A study explores the role of platinum in shaping the future of green hydrogen development in China. Hydrogen fuel is one of China’s key...
The Link of Car Electrification, Battery Chemistries, and Copper Demand
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Copper is a critical material in the manufacturing of all vehicles, regardless of whether they are powered by gas, diesel, electricity, hydrogen, or even...
Automotive Megatrends Drive 4.8% CAGR in Copper Demand until 2034
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Copper is a key mineral for the automotive industry, used ubiquitously across the wiring harnesses market. Its demand is set to grow due to...
Study on battery recycling shows China is in 1st place
China is ahead of Europe and the US in using recycling to meet its needs for lithium, cobalt and nickel for batteries for electric...
Global Lithium Production Forecast, US Lithium Producer ALB Leads with a 17% Market Share
Australian mining company, Liontown Resources Ltd., has just announced it’s agreed to a buyout proposal of AUD 6.6 billion (USD 4.3 billion) by US...
Global electric vehicle supply chains struggle to keep up as demand surges
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Reaching net zero emissions will require massive amounts of critical raw materials, which are currently used in everything from solar panels to electric vehicles....
Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry
Gavin D. J. Harper, University of Birmingham
With geologists hunting high and low for battery materials, an enormous new discovery of phosphate rock could have...
Metal shortage could put the brakes on electrification
As more and more electric cars are travelling on the roads of Europe, this is leading to an increase in the use of the...
Stardust Power to Build New Battery-Grade Lithium Refinery in Central United States
Stardust Power Inc. an American developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain, announced its plan to build a...
