Moti Group unveils ambitious lithium mining plans for Zimbabwe
As electric vehicles quickly take the world by storm, demand for lithium-ion batteries has likewise boomed.
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🔒 Financial Times perspective: Disruptor Musk’s electric car battery switch – big implications for SA miners
Tesla is switching the type of battery cells used for all its standard-range cars globally to one that analysts once forecast would soon become obsolete.
🔒 Financial Times Perspective: Sibanye outbids global majors in 4th battery metals bet of 2021
South African group Sibanye-Stillwater’s $1bn deal with Appian expands footprint in energy transition commodities, writes the Financial Times.
The magic of the lithium-ion battery revealed
Ever wondered what it is that enables lithium-ion batteries – the rechargeable ones that power cellphones, cars and many other devices that make our lives so much easier – to actually work?
This is the future: Super-battery storage breakthrough – end nuclear power?
Their discovery of how to pack five times as much energy into a battery is consistent with continuous improvements that flow when Moore’s Law gets a hold.
WATCH: Musk’s R2m Tesla Model S P90D: Performance generates “ultimate high”
Top-of-the-range Tesla Model S P90D with all options, including “ludicrous mode” (0 to 100 kph is under 3 seconds), costs around R2m, but worth every cent.