The automotive industry’s shift to electric vehicles is producing a scramble for the raw materials needed to make the batteries and motors for those cars. Cobalt is a key material for EV batteries, ...

A new battery material could offer a more sustainable way to power electric cars. The lithium-ion battery includes a cathode based on organic materials, instead of cobalt or nickel. Many electric ...

From Tesla to Formula E, electric cars are big news and showcases for an increasingly available technology. With a major focus on how electric vehicles are good for the environment, there is more and ...

Sono Motors says it has become the first electric vehicle manufacturer to join the Fair Cobalt Alliance, an initiative to drive fairer supply of cobalt by improving conditions in small-scale mining in ...

Cobalt-rich alloys are frequently used to provide wear resistance in critical high-temperature powertrain components. Continuing our series of interviews with tier one component suppliers, we asked ...

Tesla Inc. will buy cobalt from from Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest miner of the metal, as the automaker looks to avoid a future supply squeeze on the key battery metal, a person familiar with the ...

Even as electric vehicle production ramps up around the world, the industry is reliant on nations with known human rights abuses and environmental violations for the batteries needed to power EVs. The ...