31 31 Page 30 Category includes Lithium Lith iumion batteries are found in laptops phones and ve hicles Lithium prices have doubled since 2008 from 4500 a tonnes to 9000 Cobalt had 100000 tonnes mined globally in 2016 Demand is expect ed to exceed 120000 tonnes by 2020 Around 60 of cobalt mined will go toward ion battery production by 2020 Graphite is used in conducting mate rial for lithiumion batteries and its global market is projected to reach 2905 billion by 2022 Nickel can make a battery last longer W orld de mand increased from 907000 tonnes in 1990 to 14 million tonnes in 2010 V anadium is a super metal that can super char ge a battery of any size As the ener gy industry works to grow its storage capacity and uses vanadium will play an import ant role in the growth of this sector Battery technology has brought stability to renewables and made the elec tric ve hicle dream a reality The battery industry is seeing un precedented demand as the global ener gy sector transitions into clean ener gy and electric vehicles disrupt the internal combustion engine s conventional hold on the automotive industry The development of reliable electric cars like the T esla Model S and Mod el X the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf that have a range of more than 200 miles before requiring char ging have addressed a key impediment to mass producing and selling electric vehicles The Bolt was the world s frst low priced massmarket car with a range of more than 200 miles Electric car makers have seen this feature the ability to run 200 miles before re char ging as vital to the success because it reduces range anxiety or the fear of running out of char ge and getting stranded betwee n char g ing stations But in addition to making the vehicles themselves more reliable the devel opment of super char ging stations has also reduced the time for rechar ging from several hours to one or two Ontario has seen a growth in the num ber of char ging stations Y ou can ac cess the most current list of char ging stations in Ontario by visiting the On tario Ministry of T ransportation site Through the Electric V ehic le Char gers Ontario EVCO grant program the province is working with 24 pub lic and private sector partners to cre ate a network of electric vehicle sta tions in cities along highways and at workplaces and public place s across Ontario Upon completion close to 500 char g ing stations over 200 Level 3 fast char gers and close to 300 Level 2 will be installed across Ontario at approximately 250 locations making Contd from pg 28 Page 30 the EVCO network the lar gest public network of Level 3 stations in Canada There was a time when there were very few electric car char ging sta tions in Northern Ontario This has since changed as they are now visible along the Highway 1 1 and Highway 17 corridor the two major highways in Northern Ontario Along Highway 1 1 north and west sta tions can be found in North Bay Co baltT emiskaming Shore Englehart Kirkland Lake T immins Cochrane Kapuskasing Hearst The next is in Nipigon and then Thunder Bay There are rechar ge stations at Atikokan and Fort Frances along Highway 1 1 before hitting the US border Along the Highway 17 corridor there are char ging stations in North Bay Sudbury Sault Ste Marie W awa White River T errace Bay Thunder Bay Dryden and Kenora and W inni peg in Manitoba In July Ontario premier Doug Ford announced the province will end the cap and trade program and also the green ener gy rebate program ending among other things rebates on electric car purchases Ford has favoured tax cuts reduced government spending and been op posed to government funding and he might leave it up to private industry to develop the growth of the electric car and electric car battery industry with out government subsidies But Ford has changed his mind before and the importance to Northern Ontario and Ontario s economy may lead to a re consideration Under the policy of the previous Lib eral government a government pri vate sector partnership was developed to encourage sales of electric vehicles Incentives were provided to drivers wanting to buy an electric vehicle be a part of the NAME EV Confer ence Septembe r 1 112 13th at the Hamner Centennial Centre Arena in Greater Sudbury For informatio n on the EV confer ence please visit www northameri caminingexpocom 250 Ontario locations soon to have electri c charging stations Miner als canadamineralsmailweir www mineralsweir Linat ex Pr emium Rubber pr o vides unmatc hed w ear perf or mance in the t oughest abr asion en vir onments Linatex P remium R ubber is a unique combination of the strength and resilience of natural rubber enhanced by our manufacturing exper tise It protects your mining equipment ag ainst longterm wear and tear and exhibits outstanding resistance in wet abrasion conditions Visit us at booth R607 in ar ena 2 on the upper dec k Page 31 Miner als canadamineralsmailweir www mineralsweir Linat ex Pr emium Rubber pr o vides unmatc hed w ear 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