lithium-ion

Newly public Romeo Power Inc. is betting a large part of its future on a long-term cell supply agreement with LG Electronics that would allow the startup to compete for new business and fill its current backlog. Los Angeles-based Romeo (NYSE: RMO), which went public in late December following a...

After surging more than 64 percent last year to rank as one of 2017's best-performing non-leveraged exchange-traded funds, the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) is down more than 8 percent year-to-date. The $1 billion LIT follows the Solactive Global Lithium Index and “...

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is likely to benefit from a strong lithium outlook, according to Argus.  The Analyst Analyst Mike Jaffe initiated coverage of shares of Albemarle with a Buy rating and a $148 price target, suggesting roughly 30 percent upside from current levels. The...

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) could be gearing up to make an important announcement as early as Thursday -- when it announces earnings -- about its massive lithium-ion battery Gigafactory. Reno In The Crosshairs Forbes suggested Tesla could announce the future gigafactory's site as Reno, pointing...

One of my favorite anecdotes about lithium-ion power comes from a GM exec by the name of Robert Lutz. In 2007, Lutz's engineers were telling to forget lithium-ion batteries. “All the geniuses here at General Motors kept saying lithium-ion technology is 10 years away, and Toyota agreed with us – and...