Carmakers Hit the Lithium Pits in EV Battery Charge

99.9% lithium

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Hi, it’s Aaron Kirchfeld in London. Today, I’m looking into a new battleground for the world’s carmakers. Elsewhere, appetite for Middle East IPOs seems as strong as ever and KKR picks its next private equity chiefs.

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The race for carmaker dominance is no longer playing out in showrooms and manufacturing plants, but in mining pits and salt deserts.