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REPORT: Bolivia will make its own lithium-ion batteries by 2018

Asia and Michigan, watch out. It's a long-term goal, but Bolivia is looking to capitalize on its large in-ground lithium supply by producing li-ion batteries by 2018. While lithium might not ever be in short supply, Bolivia certainly has the advantage of not needing to import the valuable material. The country's deputy minister of Science and Technology, Roger Carvajal, said this week that the basic outline of the government strategy to commercialize the lithium deposits (estimated to be about half of the world's supply) have been decided on. ... Read more →

When economies of scale don't work: could OPEC model lead lithium producers to keep prices high? Sebastian Blanco

If there's one repeated refrain we hear about the high price of advanced lithium batteries that are needed for the mass adoption of pure electric cars, it's that economies of scale will one day make ...

Why did the U.S. grant $2.4 billion for batteries? Independence Sebastian Blanco

The trick to dominating technology in the new automotive reality – the one that won't be based on liquid fuels, especially not petroleum – lies in the batteries. We've already heard ...

Bollor courts Evo Morales and Bolivia's lithium Xavier Navarro

French industry giant Group Bolloré, which we're familar with for their involvement with Pininfarina in a handful of interesting electric car projects, announced it has contacted Bolivian ...

Bolivia may hold the keys to lithium battery cars Sam Abuelsamid

For several years now, electric vehicle advocates have been pushing lithium ion batteries as the solution to the issues of global warming and fossil fuel use. Unfortunately, just as petroleum is a ...

Pininfarina / Bollore electric car project stays on the road 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Pininfarina / Bollore electric car project was said to be "going as planned" despite the tragic death of Andrea Pininfarina. who was overseeing the operation around which the Italian design company was being financially restructured. Addressing a press conference, Bollore head Vincent Bollore ...

Poor country in need of cash? Sell forests to trade off pollution. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Bolivia is one of Latin America poorest countries and is looking for a way of improving its economy. Instead of dirty mining or cutting wood, a report written by Andrea Urioste states that Bolivia could sell oxygen. While this may sound like they'd need buyers who are also interested in oceanfront ...


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