Kirill Klip.: Why Lithium? You Can Choose Your Reason: BMW i8 Or A $26 Billion Lithium Battery Market. $ILC.v $TNR.v $LIT

  

  Our quest's post today dives into the Lithium Market and why this metal is chosen by the auto-industry for its Electric Cars all over the world.

Kirill Klip.:

Why Lithium? You Can Choose Your Reason: BMW i8 Or A $26 Billion Lithium Battery Market.

  Advance in Lithium Technology has made this kind of Electric Cars possible. BMW i8 is a Plug-In Hybrid - its full electric range is only 23 miles, but this car makes the statement how the Electric Future looks like already today. Lithium batteries are now the auto industry choice and this market will rise dramatically according to the recent report released by Navigant Research: "Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Surpass $26 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2023." I will not go into the heavy stuff today which is making Lithium Technology so special: like specific power, energy density and memory effect, but you can study it in the report:

“The shift to lithium ion represents a major endorsement of the ability of this chemistry to perform consistently in an automotive environment,” says David Alexander, senior research analyst with Navigant Research.  “Most of the major automakers have introduced battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) models in the last two years, almost all of which use lithium ion batteries for onboard energy storage.”

  Europe is the very important market for our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium: now we are advancing our Blackstairs Lithium project in Ireland under the $10 million J/V agreement with our partner from China.

International Lithium: Moving Forward With Ganfeng Lithium.

"Ganfeng Lithium now operates its expanded production facilities which were put online last year. Company stock is halted due to "major asset acquisition announcement". ILC projects could become the part of Vertically Integrated Lithium Business supplying the raw materials to Ganfeng Lithium. Headlines about horrible air pollution in China are making rounds last couple of years and now Chinese government has declared The War on Pollution. I am proud to be the part of this fight for clean air with our International Lithium Team and this move provides the unique business opportunity for us. All major auto makers have announced J/V operations to produce Electric Cars in China and even Elon Musk from Tesla Motors is talking about Tesla Model S production in China in 3-4 years time."

International Lithium Meets The First BMW i8 Electric Drive in UK at Wentworth!

  I am looking forward to the start of BMW PGA Golf Tournament at Wentworth to meet BMW i8 and BMW i3 in person again! I will post some pictures."

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Powered By LIthium: Mercedes Partners Tesla Motors Inc For New Electric Car ILC.v TNR.v LIT TSLA

  

  Mercedes is getting anxious with BMW i3 and i8 success and pushing now its own real Electric Car in the market. Mercedes B Class Electric is bigger than BMW i3 and has a range of 122 miles. Collaboration with Tesla Motors can bring better and cheaper batteries in the future to Mercedes Electric Cars as well. Elon Musk is talking about 400 miles range for Tesla Model S with the new batteries made on Gigafactory.

International Lithium: Nick Clegg Launches £500m Scheme To Boost Electric Cars In Britain ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  "International Lithium has chosen well the geographic locations for its Lithium projects. Ireland is the door to the European markets with friendly mining environment,  government tax incentives and open for business policy. After extensive due diligence phase, which has confirmed historic mineralisation at Blackstairs project,International Lithium has signed 10 million J/V agreement with one of the top world-wide Lithium Materials producers from China Ganfeng Lithium. 

  Now the company is finalising the budget for the next stage of Blackstairs development and drilling will start this season according to the ILC newsletter. UK is destined for Electric Cars and today's announcement will provide the huge incentives to take this business opportunity very seriously."

International Lithium: Moving Forward With Strategic Partner Ganfeng Lithium ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  
  International Lithium has issued the newsletter covering the latest transactions with its strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium from China.

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Mercedes Partners Tesla Motors Inc For New $41,450 Electric Car

by Brendan ByrneApril 30, 2014, 6:16 pm

Mercedes-Benz is no stranger to Silicon Valley. Prior to the release of the new all-electric Model X SUV in 2015, Tesla will have to compete with a car which it has helped to power.

Powered By Lithium: Mercedes Benz Electric Car "B Class Electric Drive" ILC.v TNR.v LIT RM.v

  

Very interesting Electric Car from Mercedes Benz with 122 miles range!

"Here's a first look at Mercedes Benz all-electric "B Class Electric Drive" car. This has a Tesla battery system and powertrain.

It competes with the BMW i3 that just started shipping, but it has a longer range (120 miles) and is more comfortable, bigger and feels better.

The press is getting first look next week and I was the first one to see it, says Mercedes Benz PR."

Powered By Lithium: Electric Car Sales Have Doubled Every Year For Three Years ILC.v TNR.v LIT RM.v

"We have been writing about Electric Cars and Lithium for quite a while now and only a few devoted followers would remember the chart above and our "iPod moment" in this sector. It has finally arrived - Electric Cars are not toys any more and conquering our streets one parking slot at a time. Elon Musk and Tesla Motors has made Electric Cars desirable and fashionable, China will make them unavoidable and will bring the mass market for Electric Cars. Everything is ready now, technology is here and improving every day and strategic materials base is being built up as we speak."

International Lithium: Moving Forward With Strategic Partner Ganfeng Lithium ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  
  International Lithium has issued the newsletter covering the latest transactions with its strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium from China.

Powered By Lithium: BMW Ups i3 Production To 100 Units A Day To Meet Demand ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  

  It looks like Electric Cars are finally delivering some upside surprises. Tesla Motors is in the headlines today with the first Model S being delivered in China and BMW is getting even better acceptance than expected by the German auto-maker so far. We are at the tipping point when the mass adoption of Electric Cars is becoming the reality.

Powered By Lithium: BMW Bets On Electric Cars In China ILC.v TNR.v LIT

 "Now we can see that BMW is following the trend and will make Electric Cars in J/V with Chinese automaker. China is opening its largest auto-market in the world for Electric Cars and pushing the world's major automakers to share their technology in J/V enterprises. All government incentives for Electric Cars in China are applicable only to the EVs produced in China."

International Lithium: Moving Forward With Strategic Partner Ganfeng Lithium ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  
  International Lithium has issued the newsletter covering the latest transactions with its strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium from China.

International Lithium: Ganfeng Lithium Is Halted Pending Major Acquisition ILC.v TNR.v LIT TSLA KNDI

"We are following International Lithium here with its strategic partner from China Ganfeng Lithium. Elon Musk with his Tesla Gigafactory has brought a lot of attention to the Lithium strategic commodity story and Asian companies are coming into the spotlight as well now. LG Chem is talking about building major Lithium battery plant in China and Lithium Materials Industry is getting the green light from the Chinese government in its efforts to curb the horrible pollution.

"Kirill Klip, president of International Lithium (TSXV:ILC), views the announcement of Tesla’s Gigafactory as a “groundbreaking development.”

Tesla “brought attention to what Elon Musk has accomplished,” Klip told Lithium Investing News. “He showed to everyone that electric cars are not toys anymore — they are for real.”

International Lithium's Strategic Partner, Ganfeng Lithium, Takes Large Stake in Mariana and a $10 million Option on the Blackstairs Projects ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  "Mar 19, 2014 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Vancouver, B.C. / ACCESSWIRE / March - 2014 / International Lithium Corp. (the "Company" or "ILC") announces several major transactions with strategic partner GFL International Co., Ltd. ("Ganfeng Lithium" or "GFL")." 

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BMW Ups i3 Production To 100 Units A Day To Meet Demand

To reverse the old Field of Dreams quote, they are coming, so BMW is building them. All indications are that US demand for the BMW i3 plug-in will be larger than initially expected. As a result, the automaker is upping production at its German factor by more than 50 percent in advance of stateside sales, Automotive Newssays, citing BMW boardmember Harald Krueger.

BMW has started making about 100 i3s a day, up from its previous daily rate of about 70 units. So far, BMW, which is expected to begin sales of the i3 in the US later this month, has made about 5,000 i3s. BMW spokesman Dave Buchko confirmed in an e-mail to AutoblogGreen that the company was boosting production of the i3 based not only on US demand but on worldwide demand, but he declined to be specific about BMW's new production rate.

BMW started selling the i3 in Europe in November and had racked up a six-month waiting list by early February. Last month, Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management for BMW, estimated that the company would be making a cool 100,000 i3s a year by the end of the decade, and that the global automotive market would support that production level. Check out our First Drive of the i3 here."

Powered By Lithium: BMW i3 - First Drive, Test Drive and Review ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  Will BMW i3 be able to unlock the huge market for Electric Urban Mobility? Pricing point will be the most crucial consideration here. BMW has a few short years before Elon Musk will be bringing the competition heat with his Tesla Model E - 200 miles range and 35k dollars price-tag will be very tough to beat. China and India are destined for Electric Urban Mobility, but price and utility will be even more crucial in those markets.

Powered By Lithium: China Considers More Electric-Car Incentives TSLA ILC.v TNR.v KNDI BYDDY

"We can see more concrete steps implemented in China towards cleaner economy and electrification of transportation. New Energy Cars is one of the strategic industries and Chinese government provides full support to the domestic companies in order to secure strategic commodities like Lithium and technology for this transformation."

Strategic Partner, Ganfeng Lithium, Receives Approval to Purchase Interest in International Lithium's Mariana Brine Project, Argentina ILC.v TNR.v

International Lithium: Ganfeng Lithium Is Halted Pending Major Acquisition ILC.v TNR.v LIT TSLA KNDI

"We are following International Lithium here with its strategic partner from China Ganfeng Lithium. Elon Musk with his Tesla Gigafactory has brought a lot of attention to the Lithium strategic commodity story and Asian companies are coming into the spotlight as well now. LG Chem is talking about building major Lithium battery plant in China and Lithium Materials Industry is getting the green light from the Chinese government in its efforts to curb the horrible pollution.

"Kirill Klip, president of International Lithium (TSXV:ILC), views the announcement of Tesla’s Gigafactory as a “groundbreaking development.”

Tesla “brought attention to what Elon Musk has accomplished,” Klip told Lithium Investing News. “He showed to everyone that electric cars are not toys anymore — they are for real.”

International Lithium's Strategic Partner, Ganfeng Lithium, Takes Large Stake in Mariana and a $10 million Option on the Blackstairs Projects ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  "Mar 19, 2014 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Vancouver, B.C. / ACCESSWIRE / March - 2014 / International Lithium Corp. (the "Company" or "ILC") announces several major transactions with strategic partner GFL International Co., Ltd. ("Ganfeng Lithium" or "GFL")." 

A $26 Billion Lithium Battery Market For Electric Cars Is Coming Soon TSLA ILC.v TNR.v LIT RM.v

  

  

  26 Billion Lithium Battery market sounds quite impressive, but stakes are much higher in this game. On the chart below you can see the estimated Trillion dollar industries which are being disrupted by the Lithium Technology. China is moving very fast now to built its own Vertically Integrated Lithium Batteries Supply Chain.

Strategic Partner, Ganfeng Lithium, Receives Approval to Purchase Interest in International Lithium's Mariana Brine Project, Argentina ILC.v TNR.v

Powered By Lithium: Electric Car Sales In March - Nissan Leaf Has Best March Ever TSLA ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  "Electric Cars are gaining their market share, Nissan Leaf is the best selling Electric Car  in the world now by numbers and we are anxious to see how the sales will go with BMW i3, Denza - Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Company, and Tesla Model E in the future. Industry insiders are staring at the Morgan Stanley's chart above with trillion dollars markets disruption opportunities and are getting ready to the exponential growth in the adaptation rate for Electric Cars and building Vertically Integrated Lithium Batteries Supply Chain."

Elon Musk: Tesla Lithium Gigafactory Will Make Batteries With 400 Miles Range For Tesla Model S TSLA ILC.v TNR.v

"Eon Musk confirms another very important outcome of his Tesla Gigafactory plan. It will not only  reduce the cost of existing batteries by 30% and allow Tesla Model E launch with 200 miles range and price tag of 35k, but also Tesla Model S and X can get the better quality Lithium Battery packs for up to 400 miles range. Once "affordable" Electric Car can go over 300 miles range the Electric Revolution will be happening for real. Will Elon Musk not only Occupy Mars, but save billions of lives in China and India on the way?"

Smart Planet:

A $26 billion lithium-ion battery market for EVs is coming soon

New projections from Navigant Research show that the market for lithium-ion batteries made for electric cars will grow substantially over the next decade. 

According to the report, revenue from lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles will reach $6 billion this year, but by 2023 annual revenues will surpass $26 billion.

"The shift to lithium ion represents a major endorsement of the ability of this chemistry to perform consistently in an automotive environment," said David Alexander, senior research analyst with Navigant Research, in a statement. "Most of the major automakers have introduced battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) models in the last two years, almost all of which use lithium ion batteries for onboard energy storage."

But while the industry seems to be moving toward lithium-ion batteries, one company could play a huge role in the growth of the market. That company is Tesla Motors. It has announced plansto build a multi-billion dollar factory that Tesla believes will produce more lithium-ion batteries in one year by 2020 than the entire world produced in all of 2013. 

And earlier this week German automaker Daimler AG bolstered its investment in lithium-ion batteries by acquiring lithium-ion battery cell maker Li-Tec Battery GmbH.

Last month, three major players in the lithium-ion field announced a joint venture with a goal of doubling energy capacity in batteries for EVs.

But not everyone is banking on lithium-ion for their EV batteries. Kia says it has chosen lead-carbon over lithium-ion batteries for "mild hybrid" cars that use a small electric battery."

Lithium Drive: BMW i3: Can An Eco Focused Car Still Be The Ultimate Driving Machine? ILC.v TNR.v LIT

  Tesla is making the headlines these days with its financial results, talks to Apple and Giga factory to produce Lithium Batteries. Interest to the electric cars is heating up and BMW is rolling out its BMW i3 now. This car will find its own fashionable crowd for urban mobility market. The next move by BMW will be the most important, can they make it the real proposition in the urban  mobility market before Tesla Model E will be out and can they make it to China? China is the market to go now for all electric car makers with announced roll out of the world's largest electric car charging network.

Lithium Catalyst: Tesla Should Focus on Battery Production TSLA ILC.v TNR.v LIT RM.v

"Now Tesla's success will put the spotlight on the Lithium Batteries and Lithium Materials industry again. Apple and Tesla are igniting the buzz about Electric Cars again and the real business very quietly acquires the assets with strategic commodities for the electric revolution.
  Lithium industry will get another boost with this leap forward and Lithium supply will gain its strategic value. Ganfeng Lithium is already among top world lithium materials producers and its new production facilities will increase Lithium output in China for the battery industry.  Company is very active in building its supply chain with Canada based International Lithium with its projects in Ireland, Argentina and Canada."

Lithium Drive: Beijing To Fight Air Pollution By Making 40% Of All New Cars Hybrids ILC.v, TNR.v, LIT, RM.v

"Electric Cars will be the logical solution for China's pollution problems. At least with urban mobility electric cars can dramatically improve the air quality very fast. For years critics were pointing out that electricity is produced in China in large percentage by the coal power plants, the latest Party Plenum has taken the clear path towards greener electricity sources: natural gas, nuclear, wind and solar. 

  Now the only thing left out is the reliable technology to put the real electric cars for mass market on the roads. All major electric cars players are already presented in China: Nissan, GM, Ford, Toyota. Home grown BYD is making its way with electric proposition and taking the market of Electric Buses now. Tesla Motors is already selling Model S in China and there are reports that this electric car can be produced in China as well. Kandi with its concept of electric cars for rent from the vending machine is another very important development. We are talking here not only about Beijing and Shanghai, but more than 160 cities in China with population over 1 million people.

  Now China again makes the bold move into the electric space and its lithium batteries and lithium materials industry is making very big progress under the radar screens of general investors. We are following here Ganfeng Lithium and International Lithium and they are getting into the interesting development stage of this cycle now with UK promoting electric cars and China coming back in this high stake technology game with the new force."

 "China is literally chocking with pollution and electric cars are the obvious solution for urban mobility over there. Lithium developers are out of market favour now, but wait when investors will connect the dots again. Ganfeng Lithium is already the market leader in China in the lithium strategic supply chain and  extending its raw material base with International Lithium strategic partnership. Today's news from UK are putting new perspective to International Lithium 10 million J/V development partnership in Ireland with Ganfeng Lithium. 

  From International Lithium Annual General Meeting:

"Mr. Kirill Klip stated, "We are working to advance our Blackstairs Lithium project early in 2014 under the ten million dollar joint venture with strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. ("GFL"). We are also working with GFL on a corporate structure that will enable the companies to move forward on the Mariana lithium-potash brine project in Argentina."

International Lithium: Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium to Raise $81.5 Mln via Private Placement ILC.v, TNR.v, LIT

"Now Ganfeng Lithium has the capital to advance its development programs with International Lithium. Once the tax loss selling will be over International Lithium should enjoy better market perception with further advance of Lithium properties in Ireland, Argentina and Canada. Ganfeng Lithium production facilities development shows China's appetite for strategic commodities for electric revolution in order to make transportation and personal mobility still possible after recent pollution scare."

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