Vietnam, a global export hub, has been attracting global investments thanks to its array of free-trade deals and cheap labour, with the added allure of protection from increasing Sino-US trade friction

The investment, from a British consortium that includes mining giant Glencore, will go into a wind energy-powered industrial park on Sulawesi island

The South Korean government and battery producers LG Energy Solution, Samsung and SK On will together invest in the next generation of power cells

China's zero-Covid policy, which has snarled supply chains and hurt production, prompted LGES to seek EV-battery factory sites elsewhere in Asia

The company said it would establish an advanced energy materials research institute and a new energy technology industrialisation research centre in Beijing

Elon Musk, its chief executive, has demanded the company ramp up battery production, especially of its so-called 4680, denoting the diameter (46mm) and height (80mm)

Azis Armand, chief executive of Indika, Indonesia's third biggest coal producer, said a feasibility study for the proposed joint venture is being prepared

BYD, the world's biggest manufacturer of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, has been working on a plan to supply batteries to other automakers including Toyota

Attero Recycling, based near Delhi, plans to build EV battery recycling facilities in Indonesia, Poland and the US as it aims to be a global player

The reason isn't just rising temperatures or battery quality but a lack of thermal-based safety precautions. The EV batteries are getting heated beyond 100 degrees, experts claim.

Carmakers from Mercedes-Benz to Tesla to China's Nio are trying to dispel consumer anxiety over the lack of widespread charging infrastructure

If new technologies work, they will help boost lithium production with a footprint smaller than open-pit mines and evaporation ponds, which often are the size of multiple football fields