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 world's largest battery supplier claims it has developed new materials that can deliver a 50% increase in efficiency in extreme cold at minus-20 Celsius

On Tuesday, the EU voiced concerns over China's planned curbs on exports of some gallium and germanium products and expressed doubts that the move was related to national security

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

The batteries will have greater energy density and perform better than lithium-ion phosphate batteries, the company's chairman said

Australia accounts for nearly half of the world's lithium supply and is ideally positioned to reap the benefits from the booming battery sector, if it acts fast

The electric vehicle maker is aiming to build a facility to produce its Blade Battery, which it claims is safer than other alternatives in the market

The battery-maker aims to produce LFP batteries that can be made at lower cost, but deliver less range than comparable nickel-cobalt electric vehicle batteries

“China is actually free to up its game with respect to environmental standards... and eventually join the alliance," Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said

The EVs of the future — those arriving after 2025 — could shift to significantly cheaper sodium ion or lithium sulfur battery cells

The company said it would accelerate production of ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) - two types of electrolyte solvents

The agreement with the US carmaking giant comes on the heels of similar deals with Tesla and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution