By Rhiannon Hoyle

 

Tesla is spending more than three times as much on Australian minerals than it did in 2021, chair Robyn Denholm said Tuesday.

The electric-vehicle maker expects to spend more than 4.3 billion Australian dollars (US$2.8 billion) on Australian minerals in 2023, up from A$1.3 billion in 2021, Denholm told a mining-industry conference in Canberra.

"Demand for Australian minerals will only continue to rise," she said, highlighting the country's large reserves of commodities such as lithium, the battery ingredient of which Australia is the world's top supplier.

 

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 05, 2023 01:22 ET (05:22 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2023 to Dec 2023 Click Here for more Tesla Charts.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Dec 2022 to Dec 2023 Click Here for more Tesla Charts.