Most emerging nations like India can realign trade to weather US tariffs: ReportAs large economies like China, Brazil, and India adapt to the pressures of US tariffs, a recent study indicates that the impact of Presiden...
13 Nov, 2025, 08.08 AM IST
Hinduja's Ashok Leyland kicks off China tie-up with battery-making goalAshok Leyland partners with China's CALB Group to master lithium-ion battery technology, starting with cell imports and pack assembly. The ...
25 Sep, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
Ford’s expansive EV puzzle: $5 billion investment and new T model — new race to counter China finally begin?Ford Motor Company is investing nearly $2 billion to transform its Louisville, Kentucky plant into a modern electric vehicle factory. Start...
11 Aug, 2025, 09.50 PM IST
Powering India’s energy future: Why it’s time to bet big on sodium-ion batteriesThe biggest advantage of SIBs lie in the abundance of Sodium, one of Earth's most plentiful elements. While LIBs are currently cheaper, SIB...
26 May, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
Epsilon to invest Rs 15,350 cr for EV battery facility in KarnatakaEpsilon Group will invest Rs 15,350 crore in Karnataka to develop a manufacturing and research facility for EV battery testing and advanced...
12 Feb, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
How China built BYD, its Tesla killerChina's BYD, once a laughingstock in the auto industry, has surpassed Tesla in global sales of fully electric cars and is on track to becom...
12 Feb, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
EV cell maker Log9 flags production hit on delayed visas to Chinese expertsLog9 Materials, India's first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, warned production at its facility in Bengaluru could take a hit from the la...
28 Aug, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
Indian EV cell maker Log9 flags production hit on delayed visas to Chinese expertsLog9 Materials, an Indian lithium-ion battery manufacturer, has warned that its production in Bengaluru could be affected due to the delay ...
28 Aug, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
China jumps ahead in the rush to secure Lithium from AfricaIn order to defend its dominance in Electric Vehicles metals processing, China needs to diversify its supply sources.
04 Jul, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
As US races head, Europe frets about battery factory subsidiesEuropean carmakers are frantically trying to build the supply chains they need to churn out electric vehicles.
01 Jun, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
China could control a third of the world’s lithium by 2025There is a race to secure lithium playing out globally at the highest levels. Nations such as the US prioritising access to the materials v...
13 Mar, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
Beijing probes illegal mining activities in Chinese lithium hubYicai, citing sources, said the probe comes amid a "shutdown and rectification" of lithium producers in Yichun, a small city in southern Ji...
27 Feb, 2023, 07.46 AM IST
Lithium frenzy sees China ceramics hub refocus on battery metalsThe ceramics producers of Gao’an city in China’s Jiangxi province are a prime example. About 15% of the city’s plants have switched from ch...
09 Nov, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
Hong Kong's dry spell for IPOs set to endAlong with several other mid- to large-sized deals in the pipeline, they are poised to revive a dormant market where firms raised a paltry ...
04 Jul, 2022, 06.29 AM IST
China already has an uncomfortable lead in securing rare earth minerals. India has to up its energy gameIndia should immediately secure supplies of rare earth minerals. Else, we will be groping in the dark as the world moves towards greener en...
23 Nov, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
India’s electric car ambitions could stumble on lack of lithiumIndia’s EV production will rely on imports from China of lithium chemicals used to make cathodes and battery cells, according to Jasmeet Si...
21 Jan, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Dream or nightmare: Why India should postpone its electric vehicle plans for ten yearsEVs are the future. But the future will happen only when an inexpensive next-gen battery is in the market.
13 Jun, 2019, 02.50 PM IST