Global EV car sales surge 63% in 2018 to top 2 million vehicles
Global sales of passenger car electric vehicles (EVs) jumped by 63% last year to top 2 million units for the first time, helped by surging sales of plug-in EVs in the US, according to data provided by EV-Volumes. A total of 2.08 million plug-in EVs were delivered to customers in 2018Toyota and Panasonic Agree to Establish Joint Venture Related to Automotive Prismatic Batteries
Toyota and Panasonic have confirmed that they are starting a wide-ranging new battery joint venture to manufacture and sell battery cells for electric vehicles. Toyota Executive Vice President Shigeki Terashi said: “Together with Panasonic, we want to hone our competitiveness in batteries,Toyota, Panasonic setting up EV battery JV amid rising China competition: source
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Panasonic Corp (6752.T) are set to launch a joint venture next year to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV) in an effort to compete with Chinese rivals, a source familiar with the matter said.

ARGENTINA: Livio Filice joined the team from Orocobre on a recent site tour of our flagship Lithium Brine Facility – Salar de Olaroz, located in the Jujuy Province of northern Argentina, approximately 230 kilometres northwest of the capital city of Jujuy. Read his detailed analysis of Olaroz and the Lithium Race below.
ARTICLE: Argentina Lithium Tour – Orocobre Management Team Looks Forward