Batteries

A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.

Suspension of import duties on a range of 89 products extends to mid-2027.

The disappearance of the once high-flying company is “downright disgraceful,” says an MEP.

“The EU must not give up on building a European battery industry,” says senior MEP.

State aid rules underpinning the Clean Industrial Deal aim to boost renewable power, decarbonization and clean tech.

Estimates of Ukraine’s mineral wealth are based on outdated and incomplete assessments of difficult-to-access sites.

Without long-lasting and widely available storage, Europe will struggle to solve its energy price conundrum.

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

Ursula von der Leyen is leading her new College of Commissioners on their first visit to India.

A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.

The U.S. president’s relentless pursuit of raw materials is storing up trouble for Greenland, but could well be good news for Ukraine.

Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg.

European automakers may be forced to shift production from Mexico to the U.S., costing them time and money.

Monterey County officials ordered evacuations after Vistra’s battery facility at the Moss Landing Power Plant caught fire Thursday.

Gegen Mittag wird die FDP heute ihre Kampagne für den Winter-Wahlkampf vorstellen. Auf welche Themen, Motive, Gesichter, aber auch Farben die Liberalen setzen, weiß POLITICO-Reporterin Rixa Fürsen …

Industry insiders say the EU has to go on the offensive to save its carmakers in the transition to electric vehicles.

Compromise text deletes list of critical technologies where foreign investment deals would have to be notified to the EU executive and other member countries.

Big-money pledges will be even harder to trust. Fossil fuel producers have more leverage. China is ascendant.

The company ran into big problems with production at a time when demand for EVs slumped.

The administration is accelerating the approval of large loans for clean technologies that the president-elect attacked on the campaign trail.

Senior U.K. trade officials, experts and lawyers say a deal can be done — with the right incentives.

Groans, moans, applause, scolding. It was more open-mic night than august debate.

Beneath the brave words at the president-elect’s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.