Carmaker Stellantis Secures Supply of Battery-Grade Lithium

Carmaker Stellantis Secures Supply of Battery-Grade Lithium
A view of the Stellantis logo on a building of the historic Mirafiori headquarters in Turin, Italy, on Jan. 18, 2021. Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP
The Associated Press
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MILAN—The carmaker Stellantis said Monday that it has secured a five-year supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Europe to support its plans to convert to 98 percent electrified vehicles by 2025.

Stellantis, the company that combined PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, signed a binding agreement with Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. in Germany, which uses geothermal energy to produce the battery-quality lithium hydroxide from brine without using fossil fuels. Vulcan will supply between 81,000 metric tons and 99,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide over the five-year term of the agreement.