Exclusive: “The stars have aligned” for Canada as a lithium supplier, says Livent chief strategy officer Sarah Maryssael

Last week’s deal between Ford and Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium was a Canadian coming out of sorts for Nemaska’s co-owner Livent. Electric Autonomy spoke to Sarah Maryssael, Livent’s Montreal-based chief strategy officer, to learn more about the lithium miner’s plans for this market

VW’s $20-billion Ontario battery factory launched with big talk, big goals and big subsidies

At Friday’s announcement in St. Thomas, the automaker, Prime Minister Trudeau, Ontario Premier Ford and local leaders detailed joint investment plans and anticipated returns for a plant that will occupy a sprawling 370-acre site and make one million batteries