Prices of the key EV battery metal have already tumbled close to 80% this year with supply outpacing the rise in demand

Spot lithium prices in the world's top producer of the battery metal were effectively down close to 80% year-on-year

The US auto giant refused to say why it has paused construction but some lawmakers said it was a chance to call off its tie-up with the Chinese firm

Gotion will be eligible to receive US tax benefits totalling $213 million over 30 years and also get $125 million in capital funding from Illinois

The researchers say they’ve developed a high-performance ultra-long-life aqueous zinc-ion battery

The deals follow the introduction of the US's Inflation Reduction Act, designed to wean the US off the Chinese supply chain for electric vehicles

The battery giant is shadowed by increasing competition from rivals like BYD, a capacity glut with its production facilities and headwinds in its efforts to expand globally

Japan has designated batteries for energy storage as important under an economic security law and earmarked close to $2.4 billion to support their supply and development

Vietnam, a global export hub, has been attracting global investments thanks to its array of free-trade deals and cheap labour, with the added allure of protection from increasing Sino-US trade friction

Batteries are central to Japan’s plan to fuel clean energy expansion and be carbon neutral by 2050

The investment, from a British consortium that includes mining giant Glencore, will go into a wind energy-powered industrial park on Sulawesi island

More than half of China’s total investments in Europe last year were in Europe's green industries, particularly car battery plants, a new report has revealed