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Chinese EV Giant BYD Looks for Lithium in Africa and Expands Dealer Network in Brazil

by Eric Olander
Image via BYD.

Two big stories this week about the Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD:

BATTERIES: Rather than buy lithium, a key ingredient in EV batteries, on the open market and face steadily rising prices, the company instead will buy six of its own mines in Africa. (THE PAPER — in Chinese)

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