EV batteries

What will it take to make EVs a real possibility?Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Analysis

Making EV batteries is expensive. So now what?

The shock and awe that accompanied CATL’s earnings was overly dramatic. Investors need to come to terms with what it takes to build EVs

Ford’s electric truck can power a home for three days
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Ford’s electric truck can power a home for three days

A visitor uses binoculars to look across the site at a Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the Atacama Desert, Chile, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Almost three-quarters of the worlds lithium raw materials come from mines in Australia or briny lakes in Chile, giving them leverage with customers scrambling to tie-up supplies. The mining nations hope to bring refining and manufacturing plants that could help kickstart domestic technology industries. Photo: Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

There’s an unseemly rush to power EV batteries

Honda unveils e:N series electric concept cars
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Honda unveils e:N series electric concept cars

Toyota logo is seen in Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan, 24 October, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

Toyota to spend over $13.5 billion to develop EV batteries and supply systems by 2030