{"id":97760,"date":"2020-05-28T11:10:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T00:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/?p=97760"},"modified":"2020-05-28T11:10:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T00:10:34","slug":"lithium-producers-slam-brakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/2020\/05\/28\/lithium-producers-slam-brakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium Producers Slam On The Brakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG\/HOUSTON: The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing lithium producers into survival mode due to output cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The lithium industry has also been forced to delay expansions, despite previously booming sales of electric vehicles forcing them to sell major assets.<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic has slammed the brakes on electric vehicle sales and as a result the lithium industry.<\/p>\n<p>Investors are giving the cold shoulder to mine developers seeking funding for lithium projects.<\/p>\n<p>Industry analysts, executives and consultants the holdup will result in a shortage of the white metal available for EV batteries when markets rebound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG\/HOUSTON: The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing lithium producers into survival mode due to output cuts. 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