As major economies shift to electric cars in the global fight against climate change, lithium is being increasingly called “white gold”, as prices have soared over the past year.

It is unclear whether the blaze was caused by the electric cars, whose lithium-ion batteries have been known to catch fire

EVs, especially e-two-wheelers, are expensive despite state subsidies, with much lower performance parameters than internal combustible engine vehicles, report says

A total of 2.53 million vehicles were sold in the world's biggest car market rose in the first month of 2022, according to an industry group

The Model 3 sedan description on Tesla’s Korean-language site was changed to say it is capable of travelling a "maximum" of 528 km, from "more than" 528 km

Automaker has plans to assemble EVs for its Nissan and Infiniti brands in Mississippi starting 2025 and aims to have EVs make up 40% of its US sales by 2030

Attorneys for Musk said the Securities and Exchange Commission was propagating "endless unfounded investigations" into Tesla and its boss

Overall car sales in Japan, not including small light vehicles, dipped 3.2% last year, but sales of foreign models rose 1.7% and imports of battery EVs jumped almost three times

Working with Nvidia, JLR plans to develop vehicles that can drive themselves, park autonomously and provide more information and software-powered features to drivers

The news came as CATL, based in Fujian province, has been trying to ease investor concerns about the recent sell-off of its stock

Korea Fair Trade officials sent a report to Tesla saying it exaggerated the mileage of some of its models, as cars may fall short of their stated range if the temperature drops below freezing

Industrial materials firm Syrah plans to add 180,000 square feet of real estate to its existing 50,000 square-foot Louisiana facility