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BREAKING NEWS: FORD TO BUY LITHIUM FOR U.S. EV PLANT FROM ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced this week that it plans to buy lithium from Ioneer Ltd’s Rhyolite Ridge mining project in Nevada to produce electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the U.S. Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge project and mineral interests border ACME Lithium’s...
Insider: Elon Musk says the soon-to-be $34 billion lithium business needs new players to rein in ‘insane’ costs.
ACME Lithium in the PRESS April 28, 2022 | By Alexa St. John at Insider Elon Musk told investors during Tesla's latest earnings call that the electric-car business is desperate for new lithium entrepreneurs and startups, and recently tweeted that Tesla itself may...
Reuters: Canada to invest C$2 billion on mineral strategy for EV battery supply chain
Lithium NEWS April 4, 2022 | By Steve Scherer at Reuters OTTAWA, April 4 (Reuters) - Canada's federal budget will include an investment of at least C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) for a strategy to accelerate the production and processing of critical minerals needed for...
ACME CEO Steve Hanson in the NEWS: S&P Global Market Intelligence
ACME Lithium CEO in the NEWS Mar 31, 2022| By Taylor Kuykendall at S&P Global President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act on March 31 to stimulate U.S. production of critical minerals. The U.S. relies on other countries, such as China, for raw materials...
This is why lithium skyrocketed 10x over two years and is critical to national security
Lithium in the NEWS Mar 4, 2022| By Kitco News Lithium is a metal that is used in almost all electronics today, with a surge in demand over the last two years pushing up the price more than ten times during that time. The metal’s production is concentrated in only a...
Column: Lithium supply crunch Part II – this time it’s for real
Lithium in the NEWS Feb 15, 2022| By Andy Home Reuters.com LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The lithium supply crunch has arrived in full force. The price boom of 2016-2017, it's now clear, was just the dry run. This is the real deal. Back in November 2017 the spot price...
Lithium, the ‘white gold’ is just getting started after 300% rally in 2021 – Bank of America
ACME in the NEWS Jan 24, 2022| Kitco.com The lithium market's unprecedented run to record highs may slow down a little in 2022 as the market find a short-term fundamental balance; however, Bank of America expects this is just the start of a bigger move in the long...
Lithium Hits ‘Ludicrous Mode’ as Battery Metal Extends 400% Gain
Lithium prices in the NEWS Jan 24, 2022| Bloomberg Lithium prices are continuing their breakneck ascent in China, with surging electric-vehicle sales underpinning a fivefold gain over the past year. Chinese lithium carbonate prices tracked by Asian Metal Inc. rose to...
How Is the U.S. Competing in the Race to Make EV Batteries Sustainable?
ACME CEO in the NEWS, connectedworld.com Lithium prices are soaring, fueled by the EV (electric vehicle) momentum. Without lithium-ion batteries, there are no EVs. But as the U.S.(United States) heads towards a greener economy, we’re reminded that we do not yet have...
OPINION: WILL LITHIUM BE OUR NEXT ENERGY CRISIS?
ACME CEO in the NEWS, November 20, 2021 in Cleanfleetreport.com U.S. EV Numbers Are Growing, But Their Batteries Need a Key Mineral The electric vehicle (EV) revolution has begun and the race is on to lock down the U.S. domestic supply of lithium. Globally, 27 percent...