Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2011

KORES ) and steelmaker POSCO has entered an agreement with Bolivia’s state-run miner Comibol (Corporación Minera de Bolivia) to set up a joint venture to produce lithium intended for lithium-ion batteries. Among the other countries, identified lithium resources for Bolivia and Chile total 9 million tons and in excess of 7.5

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Bolivia Li-ion Serbia Brazil 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2010

GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. In the first five months of the year, GM sold 394,000 vehicles in South America and its market share was 20.2%.

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South America America GM Paraguay 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

Lithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd says prices for both technical and battery grade lithium carbonate in its key market, China, have risen significantly on the back of tight demand and supply fundamentals, with current prices up almost 17% on the same time last year. —Galaxy Managing Director Iggy Tan.

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Carbon Price China Argentina 225

Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

While domestic market wholesales are posting strong double-digit growth on the back of a much-awaited rural India recovery, export demand for made-in-India two-wheelers is finally beginning to see the green shoots of recovery. Exports comprised 22% of its combined domestic market and export sales of 40,44,824 or 4 million units in FY2024.

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India Nepal Colombia Bangladesh 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2023

The collaboration is focused on unlocking the North American supply of lithium by using EnergyX’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology portfolio to maximize efficiency while improving sustainability for GM’s rapidly scaling EV production. We will unlock lithium supply in the US, a pivotal move in expanding the EV industry.

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GM South America North America Bolivia 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

In March, the Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act, making $750 million available to the mining industry for expansion and other improvements in the production of lithium. Chile and Bolivia appear to be heading down the same path, placing rigid restrictions on outside access to the countries’ lithium.

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Industry Industrial Bolivia Chile 343

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

And the battle for market share in and around this commodity has everyone from major tech players to trend-setting investor gurus vying for a foothold. In order to produce a half million cars per year•we would basically need to absorb the entire world’s lithium-ion production.” Remember—this is one man, one company.

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Argentina Price Chile Nevada 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Although there is no scarcity of reserves for these energy transition minerals, global capabilities for mining and refining them are limited. External shocks, resource nationalism, export restrictions, mineral cartels, instability, and market manipulation could therefore increase the risks of supply shortages.

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Supplies South Africa Bolivia Congo 195

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

insulating or rebuilding Europe’s rickety housing stock could cut heating bills from 30 to 80 per cent, which would slash demand for their product. We have no known Lithium deposits that could sustain domestic battery production. Most of the worlds Lithium is located in Bolivia, 50% plus. Bolivia is no friend of the USA.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. US cell production capacity surpassed Japan in 2014 and South Korea in 2016.

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Supplies Canada South Korea Lithium Ion 195