Adoption of electric vehicles could surge if Magnis Energy Technologies (ASX: MNS) is able to deliver on their testing data which can charge an EV battery in just six minutes for what would be a game changer in the global market. Within their Extra Fast Charge (EFC) batteries which were developed by partner – Charge
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This week’s unfounded rumours of a Tesla takeover of listed battery group Novonix aside, the market for the so-called battery metals of graphite, lithium and cobalt needs a decent jump start. “Everyone’s in the toilet at the moment,” says industry veteran Mark Thompson, the CEO of graphite hopeful Talga Resources (TLG). Take lithium, which has
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The world may not have enough spherical graphite to meet demand for the growing lithium-ion battery market, but we may not need it with testing confirming that EcoGraf (ASX: EGR) can produce high purity graphite from low value by-products. The EcoGraf(™) Process has been undergoing rigorous testing in Europe over the past 18 months with
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At a time when Tesla has emerged as the world’s largest car manufacturer (by market cap), graphite developer BlackEarth Minerals (ASX: BEM) has had their product confirmed by an independent lab as suitable for lithium-ion batteries. The final testwork report was published by Dorfner ANZAPLAN, a leading German full service specialist in testing and engineering,
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Small cap vanadium developer Technology Metals Australia (ASX: TMT) has released impressive Definitive Feasibility Study results which have identified potential life-of-mine EBITDA totalling AUD $4.1 billion*. “The very high quality Gabanintha Vanadium Project DFS has generated an outstanding result delivering lowest quartile operating costs over a long initial mine life at a scale that will
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When lithium-ion batteries (LIB’s) first went into commercial production in the early nineties, few could have predicted how prevalent they would become in the ensuing decades. LIB’s are a type of rechargeable battery that are used in portable electronic devices such as laptops and smartphones as well as electric vehicles. Unsurprisingly, as production of these
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