Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:50:31 +0000
The red state of Georgia is welcoming electric vehicle manufacturers with open arms and and a pocket full of financial incentives.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:54:56 +0000
One of the bigger concerns many consumers have had about buying electric cars is that the big batteries that power the cars will need to be replaced after a few years, at very high cost. That may have been a legit concern initially, especially because without electric cars that had … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:03:34 +0000
Tesla tried battery swapping a long time ago. Sort of. Maybe. In any case, it didn’t last long and there were only a couple of battery swap stations trialled. Better Place tried battery swapping for real in Israel, but then the company went bankrupt. NIO decided it would include battery … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:23:33 +0000
AUSTIN, Texas — Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. (EnergyX) has announced a major lithium project in North America, Project Lonestar Lithium. The project aims to solidify EnergyX’s position as a leader in the global energy transition and bid to help secure the US battery supply chain. This is the second major … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:38:47 +0000
If a man on the street was asked to guess what the most American car in the country was, I imagine there’s a strong chance they’d guess a Ford, a Chevrolet, a Dodge, or an automobile from some other member of the Detroit “Big 3.” To be clear, what we’re … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:30:21 +0000
We’ve got another daily roundup of solar energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle news to share. The cleantech stories just keep rolling in, as more cleantech records are broken and cleantech products make their way into more and more consumers’ hands. In the realm of electric cars, it appears like … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:44:09 +0000
Market sees an 84% increase compared to Q1 2023 The U.S. energy storage market set a first-quarter record for capacity installed in Q1 2024, with 1,265 megawatts (MW) deployed across all segments. This marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the U.S., representing an 84% … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 22:06:58 +0000
■ Increases ionic conductivity tenfold, enabling operation at room temperature and ensuring high-speed charging performance and fire safety ■ Achieved through joint research with research team of the late Professor John B. Goodenough, a Nobel laureate in Chemistry SK On has succeeded in co-developing a polymer electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:33:42 +0000
1,200 GWh per year of battery cells would be enough cells for at least 12 million new EVs annually. Argonne National Laboratory projects that battery cell production in North America will exceed 1,200 GWh of capacity by 2030. That is enough to supply 12 to 15 million new EVs annually … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:29:31 +0000
A recent online discussion on gravity storage brought the usual suspects out of the woodwork. Proponents of heavy fluid pumped hydro reared their sludgy heads this time. Follow along for why this is a silly idea, as all gravity storage options that aren’t pushing water uphill turn out to be. … [continued]
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