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Why tariffs aren’t stopping China’s grip on battery minerals
Graphite shows how Chinese firms are outflanking US policy from Indonesia
Feb 20
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Henry Sanderson
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Volt Insight Briefing: China’s wind turbine exports, Albemarle’s lithium forecast, and a state takeover in batteries
Your weekly roundup of must-read stories in batteries, clean energy, and critical minerals
Feb 13
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Henry Sanderson
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The death of North America’s EV battery dream — and the subsidy lifeline keeping it alive
After the EV credit was scrapped, Korean battery giants are retooling for survival
Feb 8
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Henry Sanderson
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Volt Insight Briefing: US critical mineral talks, Tesla’s magnet risk, and Korea’s battery losses
Your weekly roundup of must-read stories in batteries, clean energy, and critical minerals
Feb 1
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Henry Sanderson
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Why can't the world quit coal?
An interview with writer Lucy Shaw on the real reasons we're so addicted to the world's dirtiest fuel
Jan 30
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Henry Sanderson
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Volt Insight Briefing: Geopolitics reshapes metals; China’s domestic lithium push; Inner Mongolia overtakes California in energy storage
Your weekly roundup of must-read stories in batteries, clean energy, and critical minerals
Jan 23
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Henry Sanderson
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Who really controls China’s battery market?
A clash maybe emerging between Beijing’s anti-involution campaign and CATL’s market power
Jan 15
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Henry Sanderson
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Volt Insight Briefing: Beijing cuts export rebates as China moves to rein in battery overcapacity
Your weekly roundup of must-read stories in batteries, clean energy, and critical minerals
Jan 9
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Henry Sanderson
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China doesn’t need Latin America’s oil — it needs its markets
Latin America has become a crucial market for Chinese vehicles, EVs, solar and clean-energy technology
Jan 6
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Henry Sanderson
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China's battery boom is being propped up with debt
The fragile foundations of the global energy transition
Dec 22, 2025
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Henry Sanderson
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How long can China prop up its electric vehicle export machine?
Weaker domestic auto consumption rasies fundamental questions for China's entire EV and battery supply chain
Dec 15, 2025
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Henry Sanderson
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Volt Rush Briefing: China’s battery prices start to rise; Zijin Mining’s lithium push; a new polysilicon platform and Europe’s mineral…
Your weekly roundup of must-read stories in batteries, clean energy, and critical minerals
Dec 12, 2025
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Henry Sanderson
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