THE LITHIUM SPOT E-ZINE SPEAKS WITH OROCOBRE MD/CEO RICHARD SEVILLE
The Lithium Spot e-zine has spoken with Orocobre Limited (ORE:ASX ORL:TSX) MD / CEO Richard Seville on all things Lithium, including the recent Morgan Stanley downgrade of the lithium sector and much more.
Strong policy and falling battery costs drive another record year for electric cars
According to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global Electric Vehicles Outlook the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s roads exceeded 3 million in 2017, a 54% increase compared with 2016. China remained by far the largest electric car market in the world, accounting for half sold last year.... View Article
Australia unplugged: why we’re still lagging behind on electric cars
For Brigid Niall and her daughter Queenie it was quite a road trip. Not because of the route they took on their weekend drive – around their inner-Melbourne suburb, through Melbourne’s CBD and up to East Brunswick in the inner-north – but for the reaction they received from other motorists and onlookers. Niall was at... View Article
March 27, 2018
SUMMARY:
- Lithium spot and contract price news – Lithium spot prices were stable, while 2018 LCE global contract prices are about 20% higher than 2017.
- Lithium market news – Lithium giant Albemarle contradicts Morgan Stanley on electric vehicle growth. The EV take-up rate, and therefore lithium demand, will be much greater than MS claims.
- Lithium company news – The lithium deals continue, following Volkswagen’s stunning $25b battery deal with leading battery manufacturers.