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Electric vehicle uptake remained on an upward path in April 2025, with global passenger EV sales—including battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)—reaching 2.16 million units. By Ryan Chigoche Although that marked a...

According to the latest Battery Raw Materials Deployment Update by Adamas Intelligence, the Global Electric Vehicle (EV) market achieved a new milestone in January 2025, with a record-breaking 1,842,787 passenger Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), plug-in Hybrid...

Zimbabwe International Coking Corporation is driving the country’s value-addition efforts with a significant investment of over US$20 million in the construction of a cutting-edge coke oven battery in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo...

The global transition toward battery electric vehicles (BEVs) faces significant challenges in securing a stable supply of essential raw materials. A new report from McKinsey & Company highlights these challenges as the automotive industry works to...

Mining Zimbabwe can report that ART Holdings' flagship unit, Chloride Zimbabwe, has shelved its plans to manufacture lithium batteries this year, citing bottlenecks in the local manufacturing environment.By Ryan ChigocheChloride, the largest battery manufacturer in Zimbabwe,...

Zimbabwe has been pushing for value addition and beneficiation of the country's minerals, with much focus on lithium as the country gears up to advance the green revolution agenda and achieve an upper-middle-income economy by 2030.Beneficiation...

Anglo American Platinum Limited (Amplats) and Finnish Minerals Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signalling their commitment to explore ways to support Finland's battery strategy through joint initiatives. The agreement aims to strengthen the...

German carmakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz struck battery materials cooperation agreements with mineral-rich Canada on Tuesday, intensifying efforts to secure access to lithium, nickel and cobalt.The move comes as automakers roll out their electric-vehicle expansion strategies globally in...

China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt faces regulatory pressure to produce battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe within five years, official documents seen by Reuters show, something the miner has already said cannot be achieved. China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the...

A series of investments into Zimbabwean lithium by foreign companies, led by mostly Chinese energy companies and UK explorers, has raised debate on value addition in the sector.Huayou Cobalt bought Arcadia mine from Prospect Resources, while...

BloombergNEF has upped its predictions for annual demand for lithium-ion batteries by more than a third from its previous forecast on the back of expectations for rapid growth in the passenger vehicle segment. BNEF predicts annual demand...

Due to the continuously rising demand for battery-grade lithium, the need for high purity lithium raw materials is going to increase, Zimbabwean businessman and Prospect Resources Managing Director Sam Hosack has said.Rudairo MapurangaIn batteries, lithium is...