Tesla is developing a blockchain platform that will allow users to track the origin of cobalt from the mines till it gets into the battery. The company is working with a consortium of cobalt producers to develop this blockchain. In the detailed 2020 Impact Report which Tesla had released earlier thisContinue Reading
Panasonic is working on a low-cost and cobalt-free battery, according to fresh reports. It hopes to help Tesla realize its goal of increasing the affordability of its electric vehicles, and one way to do this is a cobalt-free battery. The cobalt used in lithium-ion batteries is part of what contributesContinue Reading
Tesla will make electric vehicle batteries with cobalt-free cathodes, it announced during its Battery Day event today. The announcement came as part of the company’s move to make batteries in-house instead of purchasing them. Cobalt is the most expensive material used in batteries, so eliminating it from the mix wasContinue Reading
The need for larger rechargeable batteries and more energy storage for 5G technology is expected to significantly boost demand for cobalt over coming years and potentially pit the sector against electric vehicle (EV) makers. Cobalt demand for portable devices is expected to rise to 73,000 tonnes by 2025 from 45,000Continue Reading
Ningde-China based, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), a Tesla supplier, is developing a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery that contains no nickel or cobalt. CATL makes nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries and supplies lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to Tesla. It has partnerships with Japan’s Toyota Motor and HondaContinue Reading
It’s only logical some researchers and inventors would try to create an alternative to cobalt, given the rare metal’s difficult attributes. Conamix, a New York-based startup is one such company which is focused on the development of cobalt-free battery technology. The company was founded in 2014, and has three investors.Continue Reading
Panasonic is moving towards cobalt-free batteries and plans to halve the cobalt content of its mass-produced automotive batteries “in 2 to 3 years.” Not knowing the extent of global cobalt supply is a genuine point of concern and a potential bottleneck for much greater mass production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.Continue Reading
Cobalt-free materials for lithium-ion batteries are in the sights of many investors these days.They are increasingly seeing the benefit of research support to find alternatives to politically, structurally, and geographically problematic cobalt. Conamix, a little-known startup based in Ithaca, New York, has raised several million dollars to accelerate its developmentContinue Reading
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