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Behind-The-Scenes At The Tesla Supercharger Staff Firings

May 22, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev batteries, ev charging, ev charging stations, tesla, tesla supercharging

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:39:02 +0000

Tesla’s Supercharger network is recognized as the gold standard that all other charging companies aspire to match if they can. So far, none have. Tesla Superchargers make up 60%+ of US high-speed charging ports, and their reliability has been a significant factor in Tesla’s top electric vehicle (EV) sales numbers. … [continued]

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CATL Shenxing Battery Strikes Fear Into The Hearts Of Governments & Automakers

May 20, 2024 admin batteries, catl, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 17:17:23 +0000

The CATL Shenxing PLUS battery is a big step forward for the EV revolution but a significant risk to traditional manufacturers.

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Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America

May 20, 2024 admin air quality, autonomous vehicles, California, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, Coal, daimler, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, railroads, Shipping, tesla, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 16:39:26 +0000

In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore businesses view the space. At the time, … [continued]

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NREL Battery Supply Chain Database Maps Out the State of North America’s Manufacturing Base

May 20, 2024 admin batteries, battery supply chain, clean power, clean transport, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 13:55:45 +0000

As the United States continues to transition to clean energy, strengthening the domestic supply chain by increasing the availability of critical materials is paramount to enabling greater domestic manufacturing. This focus on securing the clean energy supply chain—in particular domestically—is a key part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) … [continued]

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An Industrial Blueprint For Batteries In Europe

May 16, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, research, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 00:32:02 +0000

A new report explores how Europe can successfully build a sustainable battery value chain Executive summary As Europe is decarbonising its economy, it is facing a monumental challenge to rebuild the fossil-based system into a carbon free one. Batteries and the materials that go into making them are central to … [continued]

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European Made Batteries Could Be 60% Less Carbon Intensive Than Chinese — Analysis

May 16, 2024 admin batteries, China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 23:14:45 +0000

But over half of Europe’s battery production plans are at risk without stronger government action. Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E). This carbon saving rises to … [continued]

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Archer Aviation Completes Installation Of High-Volume Battery Pack Manufacturing Line

May 13, 2024 admin Aviation, batteries, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, evtol, green economy, green jobs, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 12:17:53 +0000

Archer’s battery pack manufacturing team has installed an “automotive style” line that is designed for high-volume production from day one with the capability of producing up to 15,000 battery packs per year This facility will produce the proprietary battery packs needed to support the ramp of Archer’s aircraft production at … [continued]

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Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers

May 12, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, lithium-sulfur, lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-sulfur battery, lyten, stellantis, sulfur, united states department of defense, US Army, US Department of Defense, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 20:47:23 +0000

Automakers and other energy storage stakeholders are lining up to test new lithium-sulfur EV batteries from the US startup Lyten.

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The Southeast US Battery Belt Is Learning To Love EVs

May 11, 2024 admin batteries, battery factories, battery manufacturing, battery supply chain, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev battery factories, inflation reduction act of 2022., lithium, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, North Carolina, toyota

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 22:23:23 +0000

Laid-off workers in the Southeast have a new option. As electric vehicle battery plants rise in the region, they’re accompanied by good jobs, and these jobs are better paying than any of the previous textile or furniture industry positions from years past. EV battery plants are reinvigorating areas left destitute … [continued]

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Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup Lays Out Oil-Killing Plans

May 10, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, polestar, solid-state batteries, solidion, storedot, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 15:25:12 +0000

The Texas-based solid-state EV battery innovator Solidion plans on accelerating the vehicle electrification movement with new materials and a radical new battery architecture.

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