EV

Exxon is Shaking Up the EV Battery Market

Sales of electric vehicles are growing strongly despite a certain unevenness in this growth across the globe. But overall, this growth is not strong enough to give battery researchers a break—work is still underway for batteries that are more reliable, faster to charge, and longer-living. In that, the EV industry may have a somewhat unlikely…

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Why the U.S. Keeps Losing to China in the Battle Over Critical Minerals | World News

Why the U.S. Keeps Losing to China in the Battle Over Critical Minerals | World News

His goal: to challenge China’s dominance over the world’s supply of a critical mineral used in everything from electric vehicles to submarine hulls. Backed by more than a hundred million dollars of U.S. government financing, Verner and his Australia-based company, Syrah Resources, opened the Mozambique mine and built a graphite-processing plant in Louisiana, the first…

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