Federal scientists said the region contains enough of the critical battery metal to replace American imports for 328 years.

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

Lithium is extracted from brine at Silver Peak, Nevada, currently the only active lithium resource in the U.S. A UC Davis study shows that as demand for lithium grows in coming years, battery ...