The One Electric Vehicle Indicator That Only Goes Up
Predictions have varied erratically for the rate of electric-vehicle adoption and the date they’ll displace the internal combustion engine. But one indicator has remained consistent. No matter who is predicting, according to a researcher from the World Resources Institute, the predictions get bigger with every update.
Orocobre swims as lithium rivals sink
In a cyclical and volatile commodity sector, profitability during the lean times is the holy grail for producers and investors. When the tide goes out, you get to see who has been swimming naked. And right now, it seems Martín Pérez de Solay has the longest board shorts in the...
Germany Boosts Electric Car Incentives to Stimulate Demand
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government and German automakers agreed to increase cash incentives for electric cars, intensifying an effort to move away from the combustion engine and reduce harmful emissions. A so-called environment bonus will jump by 50% to as much as 6,000 euros (US$6,680) per electric vehicle and the auto...
Toyota Tsusho to wait on EV market before upping lithium investment
June 24, 2019Toyota Tsusho Corp, one of the world’s biggest lithium producers, said on Friday it would take at least two more years to properly gauge the global electric vehicle (EV) market’s direction before deciding whether to further expand supply. Over the next 2-3 years, major automakers would be introducing more electric...