[Rio Tinto announces $2.4 billion investment in Serbian lithium mine will become Europe's largest supplier] Mining giant (Rio Tinto) announced on Tuesday that it has approved a US $2.4 billion investment in the Serbian Jadar lithium borate project, which still needs further approval from the local government. Rio Tinto said the Jadar project would produce battery-grade lithium carbonate, a key material for mass production of batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage devices, and that the capacity of the project would make Rio the largest lithium supplier in Europe for at least the next 15 years.
[Huayou Cobalt Industry: about 600 million yuan participating in Industrial Fund to invest in Zhejiang Times Lithium Power Company] July 27 news, Huayou Cobalt Industry announced that the company plans to jointly establish Quzhou Anyou Equity Investment Partnership (limited partnership) with Quzhou State-owned Xin'an Capital and Liangshan Investment. The total contribution of the partnership is 1.2 billion yuan, and the company contributes 599 million yuan as a limited partner, with a contribution proportion of 49.92%. The main funds of the partnership are to be invested solely in the unlisted shares of Zhejiang Times Lithium material Co., Ltd.
Recently, the General Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued the provisions on the responsibility for the repair, replacement and return of Household Automobile products, which will come into effect on January 1, 2022. The new version of the three-package regulation adds the relevant provisions on "guaranteed repair, replacement and refund" for the failure of new energy vehicles such as power batteries and drive motors. If the engine, transmission, power battery, driving motor or its main parts need to be replaced due to quality problems, the household automobile products can be replaced or returned free of charge within 7 days from the date of validity of the three packages.
[Musk: the battery industry of electric vehicles is not big enough. The battery supply chain must be built by Synchronize] Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Weibo today that cars today are much more complex than the Model T (Ford Model T)). The global supply chain is vulnerable to force majeure. Similar to the situation of Ford Model T (), the battery industry of electric vehicles is not big enough, so the battery supply chain must be built by Synchronize.
[Tesla: supply chain challenges are still severe] Elon Musk says Tesla's production line continues to operate mainly by obtaining chips from alternative suppliers and rewriting the software to ensure that all technologies are still compatible. Supply chain challenges, especially the global chip shortage and port backlog, continued in the second quarter. At a time when global vehicle demand is high, the supply of spare parts will have a strong impact on the growth of car delivery for the rest of the year. Tesla has decided to postpone the production of electric semitrailers from this year to 2022 and will increase production at new plants in Berlin, Germany and Austin in the United States.
[it is said that Samsung SDI is considering entering the US electric vehicle battery market] according to market sources, Samsung SDI is considering entering the US electric vehicle battery market and announces the details of the US plan after the final decision.
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