THE CHARGE: Nickel and the electric revolution

Battery technology continues to get better and better - because our battery needs keep growing and growing. Now, as the EV revolution takes hold, demands on battery tech has never been higher. In this episode, we’ll look at the future of batteries and ask: what’s driving this surge in innovation; can battery tech meet the demands of an EV revolution; what’s getting battery fans really charged up; and what does future techn...

Electric vehicles are the future – and the future is coming fast. By 2030, more than 50% of all new cars sold will be electric - and in that same time frame, the EV market is expected to quadruple to nearly 1 Trillion USD. But what’s most alarming is this: we’re just getting started. So, as the EV revolution goes full swing, can supply keep up with demand? Are there enough raw materials out there for batteries? Will people...

Unprecedented doesn't begin to touch what happened. So the question is what happened? As a quick follow up to episode 3, we turned to Robert Morris to help answer this question and to give his point of view on what to expect for the future of nickel trading. Bob is an expert in base metals trading in markets and the former vice president of worldwide base metal sales for Vale, the giant Brazilian mining company. Here's som...

The electric vehicle/battery revolution is here - and an auto industry that dates back more than 125 years is now being forced to change and adapt on an unprecedented scale. As the automotive world pivots, and supply chains are completely redefined, new “critical materials”, like Nickel, are being prioritised - while at the same time, “sustainability” is reshaping corporate governance and in many cases, innovation itself. ...

As the world goes electric, we’re going to need a whole lot more nickel to build batteries - which means we’re also going to need a whole lot more nickel mining. In Episode 2, we learn how nickel mining can be done properly, relative to our net-zero goals. Sustainable mining has become a reality, built from necessity - and with the recent investments and innovation, we’re seeing this once stigmatised industry now changing:...

Episode 1 provides a deep dive into the world of Nickel. You'll hear first-hand from industry experts why Nickel is the key to electrification; why it has the potential to empower the electric revolution; and how it can help ensure a cleaner, more sustainable, future - for everyone.

In this episode, we talk with leading Nickel and battery expert Ken Rudisuela and Canada’s research chair in clean energy, Professor David Wil...