Techlife News - June 04, 2022

220 Pages·2022·153.8 MB·English

SUMMARY
STELLANTIS, CONTROLLED THERMAL IN LITHIUM HYDROXIDE DEAL 06
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CHINA DEMANDS US STOP TRADE TALKS WITH TAIWAN 36
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LAWSUIT SEEKS TO REVOKE FAA LICENSE FOR GEORGIA SPACEPORT 50
CANCELED FLIGHTS MAR FIRST WEEKEND OF SUMMER FOR TRAVELERS 60
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CYBER AGENCY: VOTING SOFTWARE VULNERABLE IN SOME STATES 100
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SHERYL SANDBERG, LONGTIME NO. 2 EXEC AT FACEBOOK, STEPS DOWN 118
SUPREME COURT BLOCKS TEXAS LAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP 122
AFTER MASS SHOOTING, NYC EXPLORES GUN DETECTORS IN SUBWAYS 126
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FORD CEO SEES ELECTRIC VEHICLE PRICE WAR AS EV COSTS DECLINE 152
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HARRY STYLES IS FULLY AT HOME IN ‘HARRY’S HOUSE’ 168
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RUSSIA OFFERS FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT SYSTEM SIMILAR TO GAS ONE 198
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PLAN FOR NEVADA UTILITY TRANSMISSION LINE DRAWING COMMENTS 208
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STELLANTIS,
CONTROLLED
THERMAL IN
LITHIUM
HYDROXIDE
DEAL
Automaker Stellantis has reached a deal to have
Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd. supply battery-
grade lithium hydroxide for its electric vehicles in
North America.
CTR will supply Stellantis, the company that
combined PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, with
up to 25,000 metric tons per year of lithium
hydroxide over the 10-year term of
the agreement.
CTR will produce battery grade lithium hydroxide
and lithium carbonate along with geothermal
energy in California with a resource production
capacity in excess of 300,000 metric tons per year.
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“Ensuring we have a robust, competitive, and
low-carbon lithium supply from various partners
around the world will enable us to meet our
aggressive electric vehicle production plans
in a responsible manner,” Stellantis CEO Carlos
Tavares said in a statement on Thursday.
Last month the Biden administration announced
$3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that
make and recycle lithium-ion batteries. It’s
part of the administration’s ongoing push to
dramatically boost sales of electric vehicles.
The new program will offer grants to companies
that process or recycle battery components.
The grants are intended to help strengthen
U.S. energy independence and support Biden’s
goal to have electric vehicles make up half of all
vehicles sales in America by 2030.
In November Stellantis announced that it
secured a five-year supply of battery-grade
lithium hydroxide in Europe to support its
plans to convert to 98% electrified vehicles by
2025. Stellantis signed a binding agreement
with Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. in Germany.
Vulcan will supply between 81,000 metric tons
and 99,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide over
the five-year term of the agreement.
Image: Martjin Boer
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