Tesla has achieved another significant milestone. Over the weekend the company announced the start of operations at its new lithium refinery, located just outside of Corpus Christi, Texas. According to a post from Tesla on […]
In a conversation with investors, Elon Musk reminded them of the growing challenge of securing refined lithium for EV batteries. On the Tesla earnings call, Musk said this: The choke point is much more on […]
LG Energy Solutions have signed an offtake agreement to purchase battery-grade lithium carbonate from Utah-based Compass Minerals. The agreement will see Compass Minerals provide Tesla battery supplier LG Energy Solutions with 40 per cent of […]
One of Tesla’s lithium suppliers, Livent Corp, is considering expanding its production facilities into Canada. Livent Corp is one of the leading lithium players in North America and has supply agreements with Tesla, as well […]
Australia’s Core Lithium is now targeting the end of 2022 for the first shipment of lithium from its flagship project to Tesla. Core Lithium has been developing its Finniss Project near Darwin for some time, […]
CATL won a bid for exploration rights to a massive lithium clay project located in Yichun, China. The bid cost the company RMB 856 million or $166.9 million CAD. CATL’s subsidiary Yichuin Contemporary Amerpex Resources […]
Elon Musk tweeted out earlier this afternoon that Tesla might have to get into the business of mining and refining lithium. Musk replied to a World of Statistics tweet that noted the massive increase lithium […]
Continuing with their efforts to secure as much raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries as they can, Tesla has signed a new lithium supply deal. The latest deal is with Australia’s Liontown Resources, who […]
China’s Ganfeng Lithium has signed a new agreement with Tesla to provide the automaker with its battery-grade lithium hydroxide products for a period of three years. The new deal will begin in 2022 and is […]
Millenial Lithium, based in Vancouver British Columbia, announced on Tuesday that Tesla battery supplier CATL has agreed to purchase the mining company for CAD $376.8 million (USD $297M). The agreement comes after one of China’s […]
