Ford has confirmed it is currently negotiating several partnerships to secure most of the nickel it needs until 2026 and beyond. Ford has also signed several important contracts for the procurement of lithium. At the end of last week, Ford had already announced that it had secured all the battery
BHP Group Ltd said on Monday it had agreed to supply nickel sulphate from Western Australia to a battery-making joint venture between Toyota Motor and Panasonic, bolstering its presence in the rapidly rising electric-vehicle sector. The deal with Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, formed by Toyota and Panasonic in April 2020, would boost supply to .