Nothing is certain except death, taxes — and the steady decline in the cost of clean energy technologies. That includes batteries. The average price of a lithium-ion battery pack fell 20 percent this ...

A boom in battery storage has bolstered the demand outlook for lithium in 2026, driving hopes for an accelerated turnaround ...

Battery prices are set to fall for a third straight year — though not nearly as much as in the past, due to rising trade tensions and metals prices, according to analysts at BloombergNEF. Lithium-ion ...

Chinese engineers at CATL have begun mass-producing sodium-ion cells at their new 30GWh facility in Fujian province. Chery and BYD will start using them in a few months. CATL’s first-gen sodium ...

After a tough 2025, the global lithium market is gearing up for a new growth cycle. Prices fell about 90% by mid-year from their 2022 peak levels as electric vehicle (EV) demand slowed and supply ...

CATL aims to grow its sodium-ion battery business. As announced at a supplier conference, sodium-ion batteries will be deployed on a large scale starting this ...

Despite lithium-ion batteries powering 70 percent of rechargeable devices, issues with environmentally damaging extraction and China's control over supply chains are pushing for alternatives.

Patriot’s Northern Quebec Project has the largest lithium pegmatite resource, by grade and tonnage, in the Americas. They have a resource estimate of 108.0 Mt at 1.40% Li2O Indicated and 33.3 Mt at ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

The rising demand for lithium and environmental concerns are driving the search for alternative battery technologies. Sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur, solid-state, and silicon anode batteries are emerging ...