Tony Seba: Join The Disruption in Clean Energy And Electric Cars.

  Tony Seba is presenting his case very convincingly: he predicts that conventional cars as we know them will be obsolete by 2030 and Solar Power will charge EVs. Elon Musk is already implementing this disruption on a massive scale and he has quite a few followers all over the world now.

  Elon Musk has twitted that actually the gigantic structure on the video below is just a pilot plant and is 1/4 of the actual size of Gigafactory to be built!

Why Tesla Gigafactory Is Such A Huge Deal - Drone Flyover.

Now you can better appreciate the scale of Tesla Gigafactory and why it is such a huge deal for all lithium industry and electric cars. Elon Musk's bold decision to build this giant facility allows him to move into energy storage and bring us the mass market for electric cars. This is the real tipping point for EVs' roll out all over the world and other Megafactories are already in the making now.

The Lithium-Ion Battery Megafactories Are Coming: Production To More Than Triple by 2020.

  We have the rebirth of the interest to the lithium industry on the investor's radar screens these days. Behind the scenes after the initial hype the best players were growing very fast. Just look at the incredible rise of our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium! We are very lucky, after years of hard work to secure the financing of our two J/V projects by Ganfeng in Ireland and Argentina. Elon Musk has brought attention back to the lithium technology these days and finally our shares are finding some bids. I am writing and talking a lot about Tesla, EVs, Lithium and our companies. This is where my passion and my money are, do not hesitate to contact us with all your questions. We will never discuss any material information which is not public, but we will help you to navigate in our very young, but growing very fast industry. I will never ask you to buy our shares or give any investment advise, but just share with you my very personal vision on the future. For me it is clear - it will be lithium technology for years to come: the chart above make my point more apparent. Please follow Simon Moores and his new Benchmark Mineral Intelligence for industry insights. You will find other names on the links I am providing.

Tony Seba: Clean Disruption - Why Conventional Energy And Transportation Will Be Obsolete by 2030.

  Tony Seba has made another brilliant presentation on the power of disruption in energy and transportation space. His logic and set of numbers are very convincing. Elon Musk with Tesla is already leading the way and he has quite a few followers with their own lithium battery Megafactories and EVs in the making.

Lithium Technology: Tesla's $13,000 Battery Could Keep Your Home Online In A Blackout.

  The Guardian reports on the coming announcement by Tesla about its lithium battery for home energy storage. Raw materials for lithium battery are already rising in price and it is even before Tesla's Gigafactory and Chinese Megafactories are coming online!

Lithium Hydroxide - A Perfect Price Storm Just Before Tesla Battery Storage Announcement.

  

  Joe Lowry has published another very interesting article on the current supply and demand in the different sectors of the lithium market and the coming shortage for the lithium battery grade materials. If you are interested in our sector - he will be the one to follow on twitter at https://twitter.com/globallithium.  

  Joe has recently brought to our attention the rising powerhouses from China in lithium materials sector and, as you know, I am personally involved with International Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium from China as well. 

 "War On Pollution" in China produces a range of new concepts of electric cars to conquer the largest auto-market in the world. Not all of them will become the hit in the market, but the trend is apparent - EV is the future for mobility in China. Government supports this leap into the lithium based technology to close the gap with western auto-makers. Security of supply for lithium takes the centre stage in the development of strategic industry - electric cars. Tesla Gigafactory has already spiked interest to the lithium batteries and Megafactories are being built now in China by LG Chem, Foxconn, BYD and Boston Power.

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

AppleInsider: Investigative Report On Top-Secret Apple Electric iCar.

  

  News is coming out faster than I can type these days. Readers of International Lithium presentations are in hundreds per day these days. Future is finally here. Apple has already brought a lot of broad interest to electric cars - just wait when it will announce it officially now. 

  More and more evidence is that "Titan project" is indeed The Apple Electric iCar in the making. Today AppleInsider reports the major investigation in all things about Apple and electric cars. We have Why, How and Where in place now. 

  Apple cannot just glide on iPhone and iPads sales to Trillion market cap, iWatch will not bring the breaking top and bottom growth. Apple is so big that it needs the industry to disrupt next of the same magnitude. There are few Trillion industries investing in Lithium Technology now: Mobile devices, Electric Cars and Energy storage. Apple is very logically moving now into electric cars.

Electric Cars: Tony Seba - Anticipating & Leading Market Disruption.

"WAS THAT A GOOD WAY TO AVOID THE QUESTION?" - Apple's Shareholders Really Want Tim Cook To Buy Tesla.

  "Apple iCar rumour mill continues with Tim Cook avoiding the questions about Apple iCar and Tesla, but he has not denied it outright! Few reported patent claims are supporting the development of Apple  Electric iCar now, including the wireless charging.
  This is the tectonic shift for our industry, Tesla motors has started the real electric rEvolution and has demonstrated the potential of Lithium empowered technology. Apple can change the auto-industry overnight with its confirmation of Electric iCar. Tim Cook has everything he needs to bring iCar on-line very fast: 

- Opened Tesla Motors patents,
- Apple brand power and loyalty from its customers,
- Foxconn - the maker of iPhones and iPads - investing hundreds of million dollars in China to produce $15k electric car,
- Number of patents supporting the Apple Electric iCar development,
- Team of engineers working on the "Titan project" with specialist from Tesla and A123 among them.
- Pile of cash which can buy Tesla Motors "few times over". 

  You can find The Verge article below and my earlier entries covering this exiting subject. Our International Lithium teams are on the ground in Ireland now on Avalonia Lithium project preparing new sites for drilling. In Argentina, at Mariana Lithium project we are building the mining camp to conduct the pumping test and collect the bulk lithium brine sample for testing at the research facilities of our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium in China. Read more."

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

AppleInsider:

Project Titan, SixtyEight & SG5: Inside Apple's top-secret electric car project 

Shrouded in secrecy and speculation, Apple's mysterious "Titan" electric car project is believed to be in development at a top-secret facility hidden in plain sight, discovered by AppleInsider just minutes away from the company's California headquarters. 

Whether or not the mythical "Apple Car" ever becomes a real product, the company is tinkering away on a top-secret automotive project. Sources familiar with the development of "Titan" say it's well beyond the concept stage, with serious work underway at a site located off of Apple's Cupertino campus.

Specifically, two people with knowledge of the project say Apple has been working on it and receiving shipments related to its development at a building just minutes from 1 Infinite Loop, in the town of Sunnyvale.

It is unclear if this secondary campus is ground zero for "Titan." But AppleInsider can confirm that Apple does indeed have a large presence at the location, and that numerous automotive-related renovations, including an "auto work area" and a "repair garage," have been constructed on the premises. Read more: AppleInsider"

Brand Loyalty Will Drive Apple Electric iCar Success.

  Brand loyalty will be the major driving force for the Apple electric iCar success. Apple has everything in order to do it and make electric cars mass market overnight. Why Apple has to do it? Tony Seba has the answer for you.

Electric Cars: Tony Seba - Anticipating & Leading Market Disruption.

"WAS THAT A GOOD WAY TO AVOID THE QUESTION?" - Apple's Shareholders Really Want Tim Cook To Buy Tesla.

  "Apple iCar rumour mill continues with Tim Cook avoiding the questions about Apple iCar and Tesla, but he has not denied it outright! Few reported patent claims are supporting the development of Apple  Electric iCar now, including the wireless charging.
  This is the tectonic shift for our industry, Tesla motors has started the real electric rEvolution and has demonstrated the potential of Lithium empowered technology. Apple can change the auto-industry overnight with its confirmation of Electric iCar. Tim Cook has everything he needs to bring iCar on-line very fast: 

- Opened Tesla Motors patents,
- Apple brand power and loyalty from its customers,
- Foxconn - the maker of iPhones and iPads - investing hundreds of million dollars in China to produce $15k electric car,
- Number of patents supporting the Apple Electric iCar development,
- Team of engineers working on the "Titan project" with specialist from Tesla and A123 among them.
- Pile of cash which can buy Tesla Motors "few times over". 

  You can find The Verge article below and my earlier entries covering this exiting subject. Our International Lithium teams are on the ground in Ireland now on Avalonia Lithium project preparing new sites for drilling. In Argentina, at Mariana Lithium project we are building the mining camp to conduct the pumping test and collect the bulk lithium brine sample for testing at the research facilities of our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium in China. Read more."

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

How To Sell Electric Cars in Japan. Warning - Graphical content.

  It is Friday, so we can have some fun. Electric cars are becoming the part of urban culture in Japan now. According to reports, there are more electric charging stations than fuel stations in Japan now. Whether this add will bring crowds to Nissan Leaf dealerships remains to be seen, but you cannot dismiss the creativity here. If this one does not work for you, check Tony Seba: Why Apple Can Be Building Your Next Electric Car Already:

Electric Cars: Tony Seba - Anticipating & Leading Market Disruption.

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

Electric Cars: Tony Seba - Anticipating & Leading Market Disruption.

  Tony Seba is one of the leading minds on the technological disruption. If you are still wondering why Apple is allegedly moving into electric cars space, listen to his brilliant presentations. The speed of disruption is never anticipated before it has happen. Just look at the history of Internet, remember Kodak and Newspapers. Electric Cars are different, but his logic and numbers of potential growth are mind blowing. Tesla Motors has demonstrated the potential of lithium technology. Apple is the company which can make mass market for electric cars the reality very fast. 

  These ideas, which are so well explained in Tony Seba presentations, make us driven to build our company - International Lithium. We are building the strategic supply chain part of vertically integrated lithium business with the leading lithium material producer from China - Ganfeng Lithium. Despite lower oil prices, the huge disruption is already going in the auto-market, as Economist has put it recently: "ANY doubts that electric cars are the future are rapidly blown away within minutes of driving a Tesla Model S."

Tony Seba: 100% Electric Transportation And 100% Solar By 2030.

"Tony Seba talks about disruption technology: Electric Cars, Self-driving Cars and Solar Energy. It is the very promising picture for our business. Just listen to the technological fundamentals underpinning the electric rEvolution! Watch the video."

Electric Cars: Sales Of New-energy Cars Surge In China.

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

Arthur Berman: Why Today's Shale Era Is The Retirement Party For Oil Production.

"As we've written about often here at PeakProsperity.com, much of what's been 'sold' to us about the US shale oil revolution is massively over-hyped. The amount of commercially-recoverable shale oil is much less than touted, returns much less net energy than the petroleum our economy was built around, and is extremely unprofitable to extract for most drillers at today's lower oil price.

To separate the hype from reality, our podcast guest is Arthur Berman, a geological consultant with 34 years of experience in petroleum exploration and production.

Berman sees the recent US oil production boost from shale drilling as and short-lived and somewhat desperate; a kind of last hurrah before the lights get turned out."

 Will we use this opportunity of the low oil prices to embrace the change and move to the 21st century technology now?

Tony Seba: 100% Electric Transportation And 100% Solar By 2030.

"Tony Seba talks about disruption technology: Electric Cars, Self-driving Cars and Solar Energy. It is the very promising picture for our business. Just listen to the technological fundamentals underpinning the electric rEvolution! Read more."

Electric Cars: Sales Of New-energy Cars Surge In China.

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Lithium Batteries With 200% Typical Energy Density.

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  Clean Technica reports about another significant development for the Lithium Technology. We have to see it in the commercial applications before getting too exited, but lithium battery technology is developing very fast now. Listen to Tony Seba to understand this fundamental technological shift happening right now.

Tony Seba: 100% Electric Transportation And 100% Solar By 2030.

Tony Seba talks about disruption technology: Electric Cars, Self-driving Cars and Solar Energy. It is the very promising picture for our business. Just listen to the technological fundamentals underpinning the electric rEvolution!

CleanTechnica:

Lithium Batteries With 200% Typical Energy Density.

February 9th, 2015 by Jake Richardson

Solid Energy, a Boston-based startup, recently said it has developed battery materials that have 200% greater energy density. The company has created an “anode-less” battery prototype with 1200 Wh/L in energy density. Some lithium-ion batteries with graphite anodes provide less than 600 Wh/L. A thin sheet of lithium foil was used to replace the more conventional electrode material, which is graphite.

Image shown here is a generic battery, not the startup’s.

This new battery technology is compatible with existing battery manufacturing capabilities, so it can integrate well with them. The company has a goal of making materials for about 30 million cell phone batteries by 2016. Cell phone batteries are notorious for having to be recharged frequently, which inconveniences and irritates customers. Charge duration and recharge times are a significant consideration when people buy new cell phones.

Solid Energy launched in 2012 and has raised $4.5 million. It is hoping to raise $10 million in a second funding round. The company is already working with several companies, including Google, for its “Project Ara.” This is a very ambitious effort to bring modular, customizable smartphones to billions of people.

It sounds as if, potentially, the ARA phone could allow more than one battery, if that waspreferred. “[T]he Ara platform is designed to permit hot-swapping of modules, without requiring you to power down the phone — which means that you could slide out the camera and replace it with a battery whenever you needed a little extra juice.”

So, if the Ara phone is launched, could it be possible to have four times the battery life of a current, conventional cell phone?

That Google would choose Solid Energy as a potential partner for such a huge project seems to speak well of the startup’s new battery materials. “The reason we’re focusing on the materials side is that it’s where we can add the most value, not in manufacturing,” explained CEO Dr. Qichao Hu.

An article in MIT Technology Review says Solid Energy’s battery technology is appropriate for smartphones, but probably not for electric cars, because it can’t be recharged enough times.

Some people drive the same car for ten years, but they usually change cell phones much more quickly. Lithium-ion batteries have become more high-profile recently because of the very notable success of the Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, and other modern electric cars. A lot more electric cars are following, so it will be intriguing to see if the advances made by the Boston startup will ever translate to electric cars.

Image by Kristoferb, via Wiki Commons"

Tony Seba: 100% Electric Transportation And 100% Solar By 2030.

Tony Seba talks about disruption technology: Electric Cars, Self-driving Cars and Solar Energy. It is the very promising picture for our business. Just listen to the technological fundamentals underpinning the electric rEvolution!

Electric Cars: Sales Of New-energy Cars Surge In China.

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Conversation With Elon Musk In Detroit On Electric Cars And Rock Bottom Oil Prices.

 "Listen to Elon Musk why "all transport, with the ironic exception of rockets, will be electric." Great conversation is covering in depth all aspects of the incredible story about Tesla Motors. From the early pain of growth and almost desperate situation in late 2008 to the Mercedes investment and Gigafactory. Tesla Model III will bring the mass market for electric cars and lower oil prices will not stop EVs. Elon looks forward to 500k of EVs produced by Tesla Motors annually by 2020 and "a few millions" after 2025.Watch the video"

Tony Seba: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles or Electric Vehicles?

Now you can follow in more depth Elon Musk statement about the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.

Elon Musk On Why "Hydrogen Fuel Cell Is Dumb."

"This is one more great opportunity to listen to Elon Musk. He is covering Tesla Patents, Competition, GM Bolt, Gigafactory and batteries, Tesla Model III and X, Superchargers and sales in China. Please listen to his thoughts on the touchy subject of Hydrogen fuel cells. "We do not have even to discuss it. Hydrogen Fuel Cells are extremely silly and it will become obvious in a few years time". "Electric cars are very efficient and much cheaper even with Oil price at 50 dollars." Other companies are taking his vision into account already. Watch the video."

Boston-Power Aims to Rival Tesla With Gigawatt Lithium Battery Factories.

"Eric Wesoff reports on very interesting development in China. Boston Power is building its own Megafactory to produce lithium batteries and even the super cheap urban EV for ... $8,000. It will be the game changer for the booming market for EVs in China, where EV sales are up 320% last year. We have discussed LG Chem Megafactory before and now you can appreciate more recent move of our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. China is building very fast its new strategic industry - electric cars. International Lithium is the part of the vertically integrated Lithium business with Ganfeng Lithium in China."

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Electric Cars Vs Hydrogen: There Are Just 12 Public Hydrogen Stations in the United States.

  

  "I continue my research into Hydrogen and Electric Cars. Technically Hydrogen cars are electric as well, instead of only storing energy in the lithium battery you have the small energy producing plan on board called Hydrogen fuel cell. You can sense the trouble already - the full energy cycle has a very low efficiency as the chat above shows. After further research you will realise that Hydrogen cars are the same EVs with the fuel cell range extender, Lithium battery is still needed for the specific power compensation and regenerative breaking.

  Hydrogen is the future ... and will always be. Electric cars are already here and pouring onto our streets in numbers now, Hydrogen based are still just a few prototypes with total lack of infrastructure. Tesla Superchargers will allow 98% of US population to cross the country from coast to coast by 2015. We have sun and wind with other alternative energy to power all our electric cars theoretically, where the Hydrogen will come from? The reports show that the cheap natural gas is the only answer here and it means Fracking in US and UK - so much for the green part of this dream and its sustainability. Apart from huge lost of energy in the full cycle, we will stay with the same old boys from the big oil who is behind this push. No energy security, no distributed energy generation, just the same old needle provided by the same people.

  Hydrogen will be viable as the additional source of energy once its economics improves, but why distract the attention now instead of focusing on electric cars available lithium technology? This is what Elon Musk at Tesla and China are doing now. Tesla Gigafactory will bring even more reliable, cheaper lithium batteries to power EVs with Tesla Model S and X reaching 400 miles range. It will allow to build Tesla Model III - 35k electric car with 200 miles range to ignite the mass market. Read more."