5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (124+ words) Varnika is a Battery Research Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence where her primary focus is on the technical side of electric vehicle, energy stationary storage and battery market analysis. She was transferred from Rho Motion, which was acquired by Benchmark…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (119+ words) despite falling EV sales'Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Editor " Energy Transition Supply Chains Total battery demand from EVs grew 4% in the January and February 2026 compared to the same two-month period last year, despite sales of EVs themselves falling by 8%. The contraction in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (216+ words) Higher petrol prices and the threat of supply disruption have made consumers think twice about buying new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and instead consider buying a battery electric vehicle (BEV). Early data releases covering battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (89+ words) US EV demand shift and BESS growth: Who deployed the most batteries in 2025? Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Overall lithium ion battery demand increased by 30% year-on-year to over 1. 6 TWh in 2025, compared to 1. 3 TWh in 2024, and the largest four manufacturers meeting that demand…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (81+ words) Benchmark Mineral Intelligence The weakening of fiscal support provided by China to buyers of electric vehicles led to the lowest monthly sales figures of passenger car & light duty (PC & LDV) EVs since February 2024. Sales in China are down 26% in the first…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (244+ words) Lynas Rare Earths has signed a binding Letter of Intent between its wholly owned subsidiary Lynas USA and the US Department of War (Do W) to finalise a rare earth oxide supply agreement. Under the arrangement, the Do W will allocate…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (24+ words) Keynote Presentation: Toyota's Multi Pathway Strategy'Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Mar 16, 2026 | 17: 48 Leon Van Der Merwe, Vice President, Toyota Motor Europe...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (66+ words) Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Mar 16, 2026 | 30: 26 Adam Panayi, Chief Research Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence; Patrick Keating, Head of Government Affairs, Honda Motor Europe; Ruth Nic Aoidh, Director of Vehicle Programmes, Jaguar Land Rover; C'line Domecq, Director Government Affairs - Head of Volvo Cars…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (312+ words) EV-only manufacturers performed poorly relative to their expectations in 2025, with Xiaomi and Xiaopeng Motors the only notable exceptions. On 24th February, Google formally signed an agreement with Xcel Energy to deploy a 30 GWh / 300 MW, 100-hour iron-air battery energy storage system (BESS)…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (254+ words) New to Benchmark Intelligence? Create an Account EV-only manufacturers performed poorly relative to their expectations in 2025, with Xiaomi and Xiaopeng Motors the only notable exceptions. US demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage (BESS cells) is forecast to…...