Jan 02, 2012

Western Lithium completes prefeasibility on Kings Valley

Jay Chmelauskas bought his 100%-electric Nissan Leaf about a month ago and charges its battery at one of two charging stations across the street from the Pan Pacific Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The car gets him around town and his family to the local ski hills. And a $5,000 rebate from the provincial government makes the $40,000 sticker price far more palatable. But it’s the “fantastic technology” that convinces him that going electric is the way of the future.

Dec. 01, 2011

Nevada's Top Ten Exploration Projects for 2012 -Coyner

Second on the list is Western Lithium's flagship Kings Valley Lithium Project in Humboldt County, Nevada. It is believed to have contained measured and indicated lithium resources totaling 801,000 tonnes. A pre-feasibility study is scheduled to be completed at the end of this year.

Nov. 05, 2011

New rebates help B.C. drivers plug into clean cars

SURREY - Starting next month, consumers will be able to access $17 million in funding that will help get them into clean energy vehicles and support the green-tech sector in British Columbia as part of the 'Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan', Environment Minister Terry Lake and Energy and Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman announced.

Nov. 04, 2011

Western Lithium plans to open Humboldt County mine

Reno-based Western Lithium has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory to develop the firm's mining project in Humboldt County.

Oct. 31, 2011

Amodei: Lithium Agreement is Path to Jobs and Economic Growth for Nevada

RENO – Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today praised an agreement between Reno-based Western Lithium and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory as a major step toward the commercialization of lithium carbonate from the company’s Kings Valley lithium project in Humboldt County. Western Lithium estimates that the mine will employ 150 full-time workers.

Oct. 27, 2011

The World's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Farm Comes Online

For nearly a month now, a cluster of 53-foot containers on ridge of Laurel Mountain in West Virginia has been sipping power from wind turbines that stretch out in both directions.

Oct. 24, 2011

Nissan eyes 1.5 million electric cars by 2016

Japanese auto giant Nissan is aiming to sell 1.5 million electric vehicles around the world by 2016, the company said Monday, as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for green products.

July 28, 2011

Carmakers Back Strict New Rules for Gas Mileage

DETROIT — Four years ago, the American auto industry was so opposed to higher fuel economy standards that executives of Detroit camped out in Washington in an unsuccessful bid to undercut them.

Apr. 21, 2011

Company Tries to Gain Cash, Political Backing for Nev. Lithium Project

Developers of a Nevada lithium project are making the rounds in Washington, D.C., this week trying to rally political support for a mine that they say could provide the United States with a key mineral for making batteries for electric cars and other "clean energy" technologies.