Exxon Mobil Looks to Join Lithium Mining
Exxon Mobil’s CEO has indicated that the oil and natural gas company is looking to join the electric vehicle craze by mining lithium, a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries. While speaking to analysts about the company’s earnings recently, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods said that the company is “actively exploring” the opportunity presented by lithium mining and likes what it has seen so far. Several countries have pledged to steadily electrify their roads over the next few decades as part of global efforts to fight climate change. Newer companies such as Tesla quickly captured the electric vehicle market by…