Tesla chair calls for tenfold increase in downstream lithium in Australia

TESLA chair Robyn Denholm has urged Australia to “seize the opportunity” in the lithium-ion battery supply chain.

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Robyn Denholm

Denholm told Minerals Week in Canberra yesterday that Tesla spent A$1.3 billion on Australian minerals in 2021 which more than tripled to $4.3 billion last year.

"And it's growing rapidly," she said.