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G-20 tries to box in critical mineral disruption

November 24, 2025

(Oil Price) – The G-20 is tiptoeing around China with a sledgehammer. In a draft declaration seen by Bloomberg, leaders called for shielding the global critical-minerals value chain from “unilateral trade measures inconsistent with WTO rules”—a diplomatic way of saying: everyone noticed what China did this year. Beijing’s licensing chokehold on dysprosium, terbium, and other heavy rare earths rattled supply chains from missile makers

Exxon to start lithium production for EVs in the US by 2027

November 14, 2023

Yahoo Finance HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil said on Monday it plans to start producing lithium from subsurface wells by 2027 to provide supplies of the key metal used in electric-car batteries and advanced electronics. Oil majors are investing in the electrification sector as governments in the United States and Europe set programs to promote wider use of electric vehicles and

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Colorado Joins California in Requiring Automakers to Sell More Electric Cars

August 26, 2019

From CNBC Colorado has become the 11th state to adopt California’s zero-emission-vehicle mandate forcing automakers to sell more electric cars in the state. The new rule was passed by Colorado’s air-quality commission by a vote of 8 to 1 on Aug. 23. It requires at least 5% of an automaker’s new car lineup to be electric vehicles, or EVs, by

Volkswagen Subsidiary Invests $2 Billion So You Can Charge Your Tesla at Walmart

June 6, 2019

Plan for a country-wide network of charging stations is underway It’s one of the biggest roadblocks surrounding the widespread adaptation of electric vehicles (EVs); what happens when the battery is depleted? Walmart, in partnership with Electrify America, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group of America, thinks it may have the solution to that problem. This week, the two

No New Internal Combustion Engines on Denmark’s Highways by 2030

October 3, 2018

Denmark plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2030

Thinking Ahead: Predicting 12 Million Electrics on UK Highways by 2040, BP Buys UK’s Largest EV Charging Company

June 28, 2018

6,500 charging points brings opportunity for 10+ minutes of retail sales per visitor – adding varied types of energy to meet vehicle-owner demand to get customers to spend money at BP’s retail stores – about half of the gross margin at the company’s retail sites is from non-fuel items like candy and drinks From Bloomberg BP Plc plans to acquire the

Aluminum Wrestles Steel for Top Spot in Electric Vehicle Market

March 27, 2018

From Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – When electric carmaker Tesla Inc. launched its first mass market model last summer, it sent a shockwave through the aluminum industry by largely shifting to steel and away from the lighter weight metal it had used in its first two luxury models. The switch by Elon Musk’s Tesla to the heavier-but-cheaper metal highlights how steel

Will EVs Swap Oil for Copper?

November 2, 2016

EVs could demand enough copper, other metals to dwarf oil market fallout: BHP According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, EVs could displace oil demand of 2 million barrels a day as early as 2023. “That would create a glut of oil equivalent to what triggered the 2014 oil crisis.” The first half of 2016 saw 128 percent growth in the

Obama Directs $4.5 Billion in U.S. Government Loan Guarantees to Speed the Adoption of Electric Vehicles

July 27, 2016

With less than six months remaining in his stay at the White House, President Obama has come out with a program to use the U.S. taxpayers’ money to guarantee loans for parties who are working to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and the infrastructure to charge them. The money comes into play in the form of up to $4.5 billion in loan

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