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Policy Report Cards on Trump & Biden, California Home Energy Assault, Huge Cleantech Growth — Top Cleantech Stories This Week

July 20, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, batteries, catl, China, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, gm, grid, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:25:32 +0000

The summer seems to be flying by faster than an electric jet, and it’s already time for another weekly news roundup. Below are 27 of the most notable cleantech stories from the past week and a half. Have a look and make sure you haven’t missed anything! 1. Mike Barnard … [continued]

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Eramet Inaugurates Its Direct Lithium Extraction Plant in Argentina

July 19, 2024 admin Argentina, batteries, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery materials, lithium, lithium carbonate, lithium mining, lithium-ion batteries, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:26:13 +0000

Becoming the first European company to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate at industrial scale Start of the commissioning of the Centenario direct lithium extraction plant, located in Salta Province, Argentina; first production planned in November 2024 A key milestone in Eramet’s strategic development into producing metals for energy transition A technological … [continued]

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North American Battery & EV Supply Chain Investment Grew to More than $250 Billion by End of 2023

July 18, 2024 admin anodes, argonne national laboratory, argonne national laboratory (anl), batteries, battery anodes, bipartisan infrastructure law, cathodes, clean transport, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev supply chain, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:31:03 +0000

Cumulative battery and EV supply chain investment in North America grew to more than $250 billion by the end of 2023. Investment in battery and EV supply chains increased rapidly after the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) on November 15, 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on … [continued]

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Long-Distance Volkswagen ID.7, Japan Post Orders 3,000 (More) Minicab Electric Vehicles — Cleantech News Roundup

July 17, 2024 admin Audi, batteries, BMW, bp, bp pulse, clean transport, electric cars, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, ford, lithium-ion batteries, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, renault, Volkswagen, volkswagen id.7

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:38:29 +0000

Japan Post is not a newcomer to the notion of using electric vehicles (EVs) to save money as well as the environment. Mitsubishi supplied the Japan Post with electric vehicles (EVs) roughly 11 years ago — 5,000 Minicab-MiEVs, the Minicab EV’s precursor. Now, a fresh Mitsubishi Motors order has been … [continued]

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Lower Cost Batteries Will Move The EV Revolution Forward More Quickly

July 16, 2024 admin batteries, battery prices, China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery prices, lithium-ion batteries, research, SCIENCE, solid-state batteries

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:45:59 +0000

The cost of batteries is falling rapidly, especially in China, where researchers are claiming a dramatic reduction in costs.

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EV Sales H1 2024: Europe Slowest Growing Region

July 16, 2024 admin batteries, byd, calb, catl, china ev sales, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, europe ev sales, ev sales, lg, lg energy solution, lithium-ion batteries, panasonic, research, Samsung, sk on, sunwoda, svolt, us ev sales

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:03:51 +0000

Europe is the slowest region of growth for electric vehicle (EV) sales so far this year, Rho Motion, the leading research house focused on the electric vehicle market, revealed today in their half yearly update. Just under seven million electric vehicles have been sold globally in the passenger car and … [continued]

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New QuantumScape Solid-State EV Battery Exposes EV Sales Flop Fakery, Again

July 15, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, GERMANY, inflation reduction act of 2022., powerco se, quantumscape, solid-state batteries, solid-state battery, usa, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:18:20 +0000

The US battery innovator QuantumScape is ready for gigawatt-scale production of its new solid-state EV battery under a new manufacturing agreement with the PowerCo branch of Volkswagen.

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Electric Camping & Overlanding Gear Is Catching Up With & Passing Propane

July 15, 2024 admin batteries, Camping, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev road trips

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:32:42 +0000

I recently came across a video on YouTube that showed me the serious progress that electric overlanding and camping gear has made in the last few years. As a clean tech fanatic who gets a lot of review items from manufacturers, I figured out early on where this was going, … [continued]

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to ENTEK Lithium Separators to Build Indiana EV Battery Separator Manufacturing Plant

July 13, 2024 admin batteries, Energy Storage, green economy, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, policy & politics, research, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:17:30 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion for a direct loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC (ENTEK). If finalized, the loan will substantially finance a new facility in Terre Haute, Indiana to manufacture lithium-ion battery separators. The separators will be used … [continued]

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Strike a Balance: Trade Agreements for Resilient & Responsible Supply Chains

July 12, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:14:11 +0000

Five recommendations for trade policy-makers. To secure the demand for battery minerals, the EU needs to set the right trade framework to boost resilience, sustainability and mutual benefit. A new report and briefing explore how Free Trade Agreements can be one way to strike this balance. As Europe races to secure the … [continued]

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