Report: China’s Lithium-Ion Industry Is Booming Thanks To Government Support, Domestic Output Tripled In 2015

Originally published on CleanTechnica. China’s lithium-ion battery market is booming thanks to government support for electric vehicles, according to a new report from CCM (a major market analysis firm for the country’s chemicals, agriculture, food, and […]

Hanyang University & BMW Develop Lithium-Ion Battery With High Energy Density Using Carbon Nanotube Silicon Composite Anode

Originally published on CleanTechnica. A new, fully functional lithium-ion battery design featuring high energy density and a good cycle life has been created by researchers at Hanyang University and BMW Group, according to recent news from […]

Nemaska Lithium & Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Sign Final Agreements For Lithium Salts Supply From New Plant

Nemaska Lithium, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, and Johnson Matthey Battery Materials of Candiac, Quebec — a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Matthey — have signed final agreements concerning the supply of lithium salts from […]

Nissan Motors & Nissan Arc Announce Joint Development Of New Atomic Analysis Methodology, Lithium-Ion Battery Performance Increases Likely

Originally published on CleanTechnica. A new atomic analysis methodology — one that will likely allow for the increasing of lithium-ion battery performance — has been developed by researchers at Nissan Motor Company and Nissan Arc, according […]

Warwick University Manufacturing Professor: Dyson Could Follow Tesla’s Rapid-Growth EV Path

Originally published on CleanTechnica. The UK-based company Dyson could follow in Tesla’s footsteps with regard to rapid growth in the electric vehicle sector, according to a professor of energy storage at Warwick University’s manufacturing group. We’ve […]

Nissan Reveals Home Energy Storage Product Made From Recycled LEAF Batteries

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Nissan has revealed a new home energy storage product created from recycled batteries sourced from the company’s electric vehicle offerings, according to recent reports. The move means that Nissan has now joined […]

Study: EV Battery Prices Not Likely To Be Significantly Impacted By Lithium Market Fluctuations

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Ongoing fluctuations in the global lithium market are unlikely to significantly impact electric vehicle battery prices — owing to a relatively limited effect on total cell costs — according to a new […]

Another Tesla Conference Call Summary (Fun One)

Originally published on TeslaMondo. Here’s a lean version of the Q1 conference call, without all the Hamburger Helper that clogs official transcripts. All quotes are verbatim. Everything else is TeslaMondo interpretation. Analyst: How can tiny Tesla make a profit […]

Cleantech Talk #25: Tesla Model 3 Ramp, Tesla Financials, Design For Manufacturing, & Ford Electrification

Originally published on CleanTechnica. In episode #25 of Cleantech Talk, Matthew Klippenstein and I tackled the recent Tesla financials conference call, Tesla Model 3 ramp plans, Ford’s electrification plans, etc. You can listen to the show via the embedded […]

Leading Tesla Analyst Drops Wall Street, Investing In Tesla

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Andrea James has been one of the top Tesla analysts on Wall Street in the past several years. As she noted in a blog post yesterday, though, she was not going to be […]