The Spanish government said Thursday it is in negotiations with Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors over the possible construction of a plant in Spain to produce lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles.
“We are working to get a confirmed decision,” Finance Minister Elena Salgado said. “Obviously we have conditions under which the plant can be set up [...]

An electric vehicle experiment in Japan that addresses the problem of keeping EVs charged to allow for longer, worry-free travel could be done in Beijing too, a recent car battery forum showed.
In Japan’s model station, a driver does not have to alight from the vehicle to charge the EV, and there are no attendants dragging [...]

Some see lithium as the oil of the 21st century: it is crucial to power advanced electric vehicles. Lithium carbonate resources are large but the production is limited to just a handful of companies in two different locations. This raises issues of security of supply amongst many within the automotive industry. Many players fear that [...]

Millions of cars and other vehicles that now roam the streets in China testify to the country’s economic growth, but the Chinese government is pushing for more electric vehicles to offset the anticipated rise in emissions brought by the boom in the vehicle industry.
In November 2009, China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest [...]

Just recently, China has overtaken Japan as second biggest economy in the world. In the EV market, the country clearly intends to play in the top league as well and maybe even take the lead. Indeed, the Chinese automotive sector and market are growing fast and EVs have a real chance of securing an important [...]

The various presentations and ensuing discussions during the EV Li-ion Battery Forum shed light on infrastructure requirements and their implications for the industry from different perspectives:
The OEM’s perspective
Standards: state-of-play, needs and challenges
The utility’s perspective
The software provider’s perspective
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China’s electric vehicle (EV) market is in pole position to become the first nation in the world to realize the EV era, Tony Chen, China Regional Manager with SUD-Chemie, said at a forum in Beijing on Tuesday.
“China can no longer depend on traditional energy for its rapid growth and the nation’s oil dependency exceeded 50 [...]

Priya Tabaddor is the Business Development Manager and leads the Large Battery business at Underwriters Laboratories globally. In the run-up to the 2nd EV Li-ion Battery Forum 2010, she agreed to share her insights gained from long years of experience in the field and to give her perspective on the future of the lithium-ion battery [...]

Nissan Motor Co., seeking to lead the emerging market for electric cars, said it expects most customers will lease rather than buy lithium ion batteries packs for the electric vehicles.
Nissan to sell electric car for less than $44,300. Nissan’s Leaf will be cheaper than Mitsubishi Motor Corp.’s (7211.TO) i-MiEV electric model, which is priced at [...]

The upcoming crop of electric cars is impacting Wall Street analysts and not just because of potential car sales. Motley Fool, an investment website, advises people to invest in coal because zero-emission vehicles such as the upcoming Nissan Leaf will plug into the national electric grid, which is powered largely by coal. While the money [...]