The Charge Around Australia project will power a Tesla electric car with 18 of the team's printed plastic solar panels, each 18 metres long, rolling them out beside the vehicle

The company's hyper-local business model will offer Statevolt "a significant advantage in producing lithium-ion batteries at scale", CEO Lars Carlstrom said

Buyers around the world are lining up to purchase electric vehicles this year even as prices rise. Global EV sales in the first quarter jumped nearly 120%, faster than people thought

China's production of batteries for new energy vehicles (NEVs) ramped up by an impressive 206.9% in the first quarter from the same period in 2021, Xinhua has reported

The size of China's NEV market is expected to top 5.22 million units this year, a surge of 47.2 percent over the previous year, according to a report

The SUV - which will come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full-electric models - marks an attempt to make the Crown more relevant as consumers shy away from sedans

For most critical minerals, the US and western nations are minority suppliers with only modest capability to influence global markets, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum said

Tesla was among those hit hard as sales in the world's biggest car market dived 11.7% in March from a year earlier in the first decline in three months

The output of lithium-ion batteries used for power storage and for powering new energy vehicles stood at more than 9 GWh and 30 GWh, respectively

If new technologies work, they will help boost lithium production with a footprint smaller than open-pit mines and evaporation ponds, which often are the size of multiple football fields

BYD's Han DM-i model is expected to sell more than 30,000 units per month, while price rises of raw material prices are slowing down

The move follows six months of the company testing its robotaxi service with “trusted testers” in the California technology hub