Canada tops China in global rankings for battery supply chains, research firm says

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Open this photo in gallery: A worker installs an installation plate into a battery pack at Lion Electric Company's lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Que., on Sept. 14, 2023.Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press Canada dethroned China last year as the world’s most promising jurisdiction for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries such as those used in electric vehicles, according to a global ranking released Monday. While Canada produces barely any batteries today, BloombergNEF, a research organization focused on low-carbon technologies and commodity markets, singled it out as the best placed of the 30 countries it monitors to participate in future global battery supply...