EV Makers’ Next Headache: Scarce Battery Chemicals, Made in China
Lithium used to make electric-vehicle batteries is getting dear; that is only leading edge of supply-chain problem
Last year was the year of electric vehicles — global sales are likely to have hit a record, in turn pushing up battery demand. Now too much of a good thing is causing problems: Many key battery materials, including but not limited to processed lithium itself, are in short supply and prices are rising…
