Electric vehicle maker Tesla reported a 40.0% year over year rise in sales in Q1, compared to a 13.3% drop seen by all U.S. automakers. The firm’s now having to cut production though with a knock-on effect to the EV supply chain. Total U.S. imports of lithium ion batteries for vehicles fell by 49.9% year over year in January and February combined including a switch to supplies from Japan instead of South Korea. Lithium carbonate and oxide supplies will take longer to react. Chilean exports by SQM and others climbed 1.5% year over year in January after a 37.8% surge in Q4. Shipments to Ch...