New EV battery designs unlikely to dampen metals demand, miners say

Aug 6 (Reuters) – Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China’s CATL (300750.SZ) to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals because the new design will have a limited range and more-powerful rival battery technologies will gobble up minerals supply in coming years. The industry’s confidence is born […]

New EV battery designs unlikely to dampen metals demand, miners say

Aug 6 (Reuters) – Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China’s CATL (300750.SZ) to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals because the new design will have a limited range and more-powerful rival battery technologies will gobble up minerals supply in coming years. The industry’s confidence is born […]