Lithium miners hunt for capital as demand for metal climbs
An aerial view of the brine pools and processing plant of the Soquimich (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat, the world’s second largest salt flat and the largest Continue Reading
Electric Car War Sends Lithium Prices Sky High
With lithium prices skyrocketing beyond wildest expectations, talk heating up about acquisitions and mergers in this space and a fast-brewing war among electric car rivals, it’s no wonder everyone’s bullish Continue Reading
Here’s How Electric Cars Will Cause the Next Oil Crisis
A shift is under way that will lead to widespread adoption of EVs in the next decade. Your browser does not support the video tag. With all good technologies, there Continue Reading
Honda CEO Shifts Focus to Electric Vehicles
Honda Motor Co. wants partially or fully electric cars to account for two-thirds of global sales by 2030, its chief executive said, laying out long-term priorities after his inaugural year Continue Reading
Kemp: US Gasoline Demand Is Critical To Oil Outlook In 2016
U.S. gasoline consumption increased by more than 2.6 percent last year thanks to a combination of lower oil prices and economic growth. In volume terms, consumption rose by around 240,000 Continue Reading
NREL analysis of Proterra electric bus demo finds average fuel economy nearly 4x that of CNG baseline buses
Proterra battery-electric buses in service in a 12- vehicle demonstration by Foothill Transit in California offered significant fuel savings compared to similar conventional vehicles, according to a recently published analysis Continue Reading
CPUC approves SDG&E pilot EV grid integration project; 3,500 charging stations at 350 sites, dynamic pricing
Almost two years after SDG&E proposed its Electric Vehicle Grid-Integration (VGI) pilot project (April 2014), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a modified version of the program, enabling the Continue Reading
Silicon Valley and Detroit learn to share the road
When this year’s North American International Auto Show opens to the public in Detroit on Saturday, visitors will be confronted with a scene that suggests carmakers are as confident as Continue Reading
Obama plans $4bn boost for driverless cars
The Obama administration is hoping to accelerate testing of fully autonomous vehicles in the US by creating a “consistent national policy”, threatening to override a patchwork of state rules around Continue Reading
Auto Executives Dismiss Fears of Plateau in Global Auto Demand
Convinced that low oil prices are here to stay, domestic auto executives shrugged off concerns about a potential plateau in global automobile demand, issuing bullish forecasts for 2016 and pledging Continue Reading