$44 Million For New EV Battery Breakthrough That Solves PFAS Problem, Permanently

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:32:43 +0000

The US startup Nanoramic underscores the bottom line benefits of sustainable EV battery manufacturing with a new electrode solution that eliminates toxic PFAS chemicals and NMP solvents, too.

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EU To Invest 1 Billion Euros To Boost Domestic Supply Of Battery Components

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:07:30 +0000

The US Inflation Reduction Act — unless it is repeal or revoked — will provide tens of billions of dollars in production credits to companies that manufacture lithium-ion batteries using materials and components sourced from within the US or from countries America deems worthy. This week, the European Union announced … [continued]

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Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:37:05 +0000

The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too.

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New Lithium-Sulfur EV Battery Could Reverse The Ill Fortunes Of Stellantis

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:31:03 +0000

Despite its current troubles, Stellantis is pushing forward with big EV battery plans including new lithium-sulfur technology and a new lithium-ion battery factory in Indiana.

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Lessons For Europe & North America From Northvolt Collapse

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:50:39 +0000

The European Union lost a few things in the past week. The least of them was a couple of billion euros of loans and grants. A big one was a new supply of fresh and shiny Europe-made batteries. The biggest was a belief that anything China could do, they could … [continued]

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Connecticut Police Departments Test Out Electric Vehicles — With Some Naysayers In The Crowd

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:58:26 +0000

What great news it was to learn that a handful of police departments in Connecticut are piloting electric vehicles (EVs) for their workday needs. With EV prices near parity with internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and highly efficient batteries providing more than adequate range, it makes sense that more municipal … [continued]

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EV Sales Are Not Just Rising, They Are Stealing Market Share From Gasmobiles

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:27:45 +0000

Politics aside, EV sales have nowhere to go but up as battery costs continue to decline and battery performance continues to improve.

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Hydrogen Trains Continue To Derail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 03:05:53 +0000

Recently I collaborated with David Cebon, head of the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and interested parties on a complete list of all of the abandoned hydrogen bus trials globally. There are a couple of dozen of them, and I’m pretty sure there are more transit agencies that have … [continued]

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Rumors About Electric Cars And Short Battery Life Debunked In This Study

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:49:14 +0000

Whether it’s child labor in cobalt mining (shhh — cobalt is used in almost all electronic devices, but don’t tell anyone), range anxiety, or the collapse of the power grid if all electric cars charge at the same time, the internet is inundated with false statements and half-truths about electric … [continued]

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Milestone Puts Battery Recycling Industry One Step Closer to Increasing Lithium-Ion Processing in North America

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:44:04 +0000

A Cirba Solutions battery recycling and materials recovery facility in Lancaster, Ohio, will create battery-grade metal sulfates and lithium carbonate once it’s up and running. These will then become the raw materials for cathode active materials (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM) for batteries. The expansion of the site has … [continued]

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