All You Need To Know About Tesla's Nevada Lithium Batteries Gigafactory.

  

  The deal of the century or at least its first decade for electric cars is signed by Elon Musk. Gigafactory will open the doors for the mass market for electric cars and $35k Tesla Model III will be the first one rolling out. I will provide links in addition to the report by Damon Lavrinc so that you can get the full picture of this groundbreaking development for our industry.

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Elon Musk With Tesla Gigafactory Starts The Race To Secure Supply Of Lithium Batteries And Lithium.

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

Tesla's Elon Musk Expects 'Hundreds' Of Gigafactories As Lithium Battery Production For EVs Triples In Three Years.

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Tesla Battery Gigafactory, Lithium Materials Industry And Lithium Miners.

  

The Largest Ever Lithium Deal: Tesla Gigafactory, Smartphones And China's Race To Electric rEvolution.

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Jalopnik:

What You Need To Know About Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory

Damon Lavrinc

Elon Musk joined Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval in Carson City to announce the selection of Nevada as the official site for the Tesla Gigafactory. At over 5 million square-feet, the massive diamond-shaped battery plant will be one of the largest in the world, and Tesla is getting $1.2 billion in tax breaks over 20 years.

"The Gigafactory is an important step in advancing the cause of sustainable transportation and will enable the mass production of compelling electric vehicles for decades to come," Musk said in a statement. "Together with Panasonic and other partners, we look forward to realizing the full potential of this project."

Tesla pitted five states against one another in a bid for the factory, and Nevada came out on top with the right combination of incentives and tax abatement to draw the automaker to the state. Read more: Jalopnik."

Will We See Electric Car For $15k? Foxconn to Invest 5 Billion Yuan in Its Shanxi Factories.

  

  We have very interesting report today from Bloomberg on Foxconn. It is all the same web: electric cars, China, Tesla and Apple. Will we see electric car for $15k produced by Foxconn in China after all? Today we get one step closer to this groundbreaking development for the mass market for electric cars.

  China moves very fast now to fight the air pollution and ignite the next industrial revolution. This collaboration with Tesla will allow it to acquire the latest technology in electric cars space. Lithium batteries and materials are already the very important foundation for this advance being built in China right now.

Powered By Lithium: Will Foxconn Make The Electric iCar For Apple Priced Under $15,000?

Everything new in this life was started with the simple question: Why Not? Can we start talking that Tesla, Apple and Foxconn Is A Match Made In Heaven To Make Electric Apple iCar Under $15k? Tesla and Apple have met after all discussing SOMETHING before. Whether it was Tesla Gigafactory for potential production of Lithium Polymer Batteries for iPhones and iPads or my beloved Apple iCar my "Chinese tea leaves" are not telling me at the moment, but these three companies have everything in the world to make the mass market for Electric Cars happen overnight: Apple with its Billions of Capital, iconic brand and marketing machine, Tesla Motors with Electric Cars Lithium Technology and Foxconn with its Low Cost Manufacturing Base for mass market production and entry into the world's largest auto-market in China. Read more."

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Elon Musk With Tesla Gigafactory Starts The Race To Secure Supply Of Lithium Batteries And Lithium.

Bloomberg:

Foxconn to Invest 5 Billion Yuan in Its Shanxi Factories

By Tim Culpan

Foxconn Technology Group will invest at least 5 billion yuan ($814 million) into its factories in northern China’s Shanxi province amid the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer’s push into electric vehicles.

Chairman Terry Gou expects the company’s Shanxi workforce to reach 100,000 this year with annual output surpassing 60 billion yuan, Taipei-based Foxconn said in a statement, citing a speech delivered by Gou in Shanxi’s Taiyuan city today. The company didn’t provide further details on the investment.

Foxconn joins companies from Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) to China United Network Communications Corp. that are tapping into China’s drive to boost production and usage of new-energy cars which includes electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles. The government is considering providing as much as 100 billion yuan to build charging stations and has already set a target for government procurement of electric cars.

Gou has held talks with Tesla Chairman Elon Musk and Foxconn is already providing some components for the Palo Alto, California-based company’s vehicles, he said at a shareholders’ meeting in June.

“There’s some very promising potential collaboration with Foxconn,” Musk told shareholders on June 3. “We do feel that with potential alliances like Foxconn, we could potentially expand our production faster than would otherwise be the case.”

Tesla last month signed a deal with phone carrier China United Network to build 400 charging points in 120 Chinese cities.

Foxconn, founded by Guo in 1974, has been in Shanxi for a decade and has invested 20 billion yuan there to produce optical lenses, robots and precision tooling, it said in the statement. The Taiyuan campus is also host to one of its four iPhone-assembly plants, according to Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s supplier responsibility report. Bloomberg."

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

Kia Pushes Lithium Battery Energy-density Frontier With Soul EV.

  Electric Vehicle News reports on another development in lithium technology. This time it has made its way already to the production - Kia Soul is already a hit with the Maroon 5 fans at least.

Powered By Lithium: 2015 Kia Soul EV Hamster Commercial Featuring “Animals“ by Maroon 5 – MTV.

  "This one will cut to the hearts of the new generation looking for a change. Next step will be the $15k electric car for the mass market to make this rEvolution truly unstoppable. Read more."

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Electric Vehicle News:

Kia Pushes Energy-density Frontier With Soul EV Battery

"Kia Motors is using a 360-V lithium-ion battery pack of “class-leading” energy density (200 W·h/kg) in the 2015 Soul EV to give it range of about 200 km (125 mi) on the European Driving Cycle, and “real-world” range of 80-100 mi (129-161 km) in the U.S. The cells and the battery are the same in all regions.

The battery in the 2015 Kia Soul EV is the result of a three-year development program with lithium-ion cell maker SK Innovation. The 192 cells are packaged into eight modules and deliver a total battery capacity of 27 kW·h. The cell cathode is of nickel-rich NCM (nickel-cobalt-manganese) chemistry, with the raw materials for that and other components optimized for energy density, durability, and safety.

Kia says high-performance anode and gel electrolyte additive materials were developed. The new electrolyte additive allows for better range by more effectively dealing with low and high temperatures. A “special” ceramic separator with improved thermal resistance properties is used.

The cell casings are of polymer pouch type (as opposed to metal), and the battery pack is air-cooled. Standard equipment on the Soul EV includes receptacles for SAE J1772 Level 1 and Level 2 ac charging, as well as CHAdeMO dc fast charging (480 V).

The car goes on sale in the U.S. in third quarter 2014. Electric Vehicle News."

Powered By Lithium: Credit Suisse - Tesla Has "Proved" Electric Cars Are Better.

  According to Venture Beat, second Swiss giant in wealth management Credit Suisse joins UBS in praising the new investment mega trend based on the Tesla Model S performance and lithium technology behind it.

Lithium Technology: UBS Report - In 10 Years, Electric Cars Make Home Solar Practical Without Subsidies.

Green Car Report.

  "We have a very nice company for our electric cars and lithium technology discussions today. Stephen Edelstein reports about UBS picking up the next mega trend in investments: electric cars and alternative energy. Now lithium technology will be moving to the radar screens of the mainstream investors: UBS is one of the major banks in the world providing wealth management to investors all over the world. This endorsement will be making rounds in the mass media, bringing more attention to the sector. Read more."

China Welcomes Electric Cars: Tesla Motors, China Unicom Plan 400 Charging Stations.

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Venture Beat:

Tesla has ‘proved’ electric cars are better, analysts say

When industry analysts, financial analysts and the motoring press have all lavished praise on a car, there’s a fair chance it’s a pretty good car.

That’s the case for the Tesla Model S electric car, particularly as two market analysts from Credit Suisse have seen fit to provide a point-by-point breakdown on just why the car is so good.

They even go as far as to say that Tesla has proven electric vehicles are “inherently better,” even if the general public doesn’t know it yet.

That raises an interesting point. Tesla might well have an excellent product, but if the public doesn’t know that, has it really been proven?

According to Business Insider (via Charged EVs), Credit Suisse’s Dan Galves and Shreyas Patil say the fight between combustion cars and electric vehicles will “not be a fair” one.

The analysts cite everything from the Model S’s high performance, through its low center of gravity-aided handling, to the room of an interior not encumbered by packaging typical drivetrain components as its successes.

In addition, the cost of running a car with comparatively few moving parts will be low, and that upcoming regulations will really begin to hurt regular combustion-engined cars that Tesla will be unaffected by.

And of course, ‘fuel’ costs are low, as electricity costs less than gasoline. Battery prices should come down once Tesla’s gigafactory opens, bringing down the up-front cost, too.

All this has led the pair to award Tesla an “outperform” rating, meaning it will outperform a benchmark indicator for market return.

“If Tesla can get to cost parity with an inherently better product, they will maintain the pricing power they currently enjoy,” the pair adds.

But that does rely on the wider industry and the wider public knowing that Tesla, and electric cars in general can be better.

Relatively few people read car magazines and automotive news websites. Many that do aren’t in a position to buy a Model S. And while Tesla has a high profile for such a small company, it’s comparative minnow in terms of global reach.

In other words, Telsa might well have a vehicle out there that can hold its own and even beat combustion-engined equivalents.

But if the public is unaware of the benefits, Tesla is a long way from proving it. Venture Beat."

Lithium Technology: UBS Report - In 10 Years, Electric Cars Make Home Solar Practical Without Subsidies.

Green Car Report.

  We have a very nice company for our electric cars and lithium technology discussions today. Stephen Edelstein reports about UBS picking up the next mega trend in investments: electric cars and alternative energy. Now lithium technology will be moving to the radar screens of the mainstream investors: UBS is one of the major banks in the world providing wealth management to investors all over the world. This endorsement will be making rounds in the mass media, bringing more attention to the sector.

China Welcomes Electric Cars: Tesla Motors, China Unicom Plan 400 Charging Stations.

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Green Car Report:

In 10 Years, Electric Cars Make Home Solar Practical Without Subsidies: UBS 

"Electric cars and residential solar energy are intertwined. Not only are both compatible with a greener lifestyle, but advances in one seem to benefit the other.

In a decade, says a new report, increased demand for plug-in cars could also drive down the cost of home solar so much that not only would subsidies no longer be necessary, but neither would utility companies.

According to The Guardian, the reports by the Zurich-based bank UBS urges investors to pay attention to renewable energy. Green Car Report."

Lithium Technology: 'Holy Grail' Battery Scientist Explains Incredible Breakthrough.

  

Forbes: Yi Cui Research Team at Stanford University.

  We are moving fast into the electric age for our transportation systems and lithium technology "breakthrough" news comes out almost every week now. All these claims will have to make it to the real auto market first for us to be really excited, but one thing is apparent already: billions of dollars spent in R&D and the best minds world-wide are making mass market for electric cars reality in a few short years from now.

Sakti3 Says 480-mile EVs Possible With Solid State Lithium Batteries Priced At $100 per kWh.

  

China Welcomes Electric Cars: Tesla Motors, China Unicom Plan 400 Charging Stations.

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Forbes:

'Holy Grail' Battery Scientist Explains Incredible Breakthrough 

Gordon Kelly.

Yi Cui might just change the world. Last month theStanford University professor of material science and his 50 strong team of researchers published a paper on the biggest battery breakthrough in decades – a self proclaimed ‘Holy Grail’. Now I speak to Cui to discover the real world practicalities behind what is potentially one of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs of recent times.

“It’s all about stabilizing lithium,” explains Cui, with understandable excitement in his voice. “When today’s Lithium Ion batteries are adapted to use lithium which remains stable in both the anode and electrolyte everything changes. The world can change.” Read more on Forbes."