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EV Battery Pack Costs 90% Lower in 2023 Than in 2008

August 8, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery costs, ev battery prices, lithium-ion batteries, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:00:51 +0000

Electric vehicle battery pack costs for a light-duty vehicle in 2023 were 90% lower than in 2008, according to DOE estimates. The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of a electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack for a light-duty vehicle declined 90% between 2008 and 2023 (using … [continued]

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Wastewater Could Be What The LFP Battery Supply Chain Needs

August 8, 2024 admin batteries, battery supply chain, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, investment, lfp batteries, lfp battery, lithium iron phosphate, lithium iron phosphate battery, loan programs office, Manufacturing, phosphorus, research, SCIENCE, supply chain, sustainability, us department of energy (doe), usa, Wastewater, wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:42:28 +0000

The US firm ENTEK is among the many energy storage stakeholders jockeying for an edge on the LFP battery supply chain.

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Due To Political Divisions, The Public Remains Unaware Of How EVs Are Gaining Popularity

August 7, 2024 admin carbon emissions, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, ev sales, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:33:08 +0000

In Q2 2024, electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 11.3% in the US, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book. A record-high 330,463 units were sold in the quarter. Yet, due to internal US political divisions, the rising success of EVs has been masked by bickering, misinformation, and controversies. Take … [continued]

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U.S. Vehicle Technologies Office Selects 27 Small Businesses to Advance Innovative Clean Transportation R&D

August 6, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 01:27:28 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for the Fiscal Year 2024 Phase I Release 2 of the Small Businesses Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Across DOE, 229 projects in 39 states received $52 million to pursue clean energy research and development (R&D), and eventual demonstration … [continued]

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Battery Minerals: A Common Fight Over Uncommon Things

August 6, 2024 admin batteries, battery materials, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 01:10:15 +0000

The current media and political churn over the production and distribution of battery minerals is generating some energy of its own. The debate feels modern because it touches on the future of electric cars, wind turbines, solar panels, and energy storage. If we could only get our hands on some Vibranium! In reality, … [continued]

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US Military Edging Closer To Electric Vehicles, One Step At A Time

August 3, 2024 admin amprius, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, silicon batteries, silicon battery, silicon battery anode, tardec, US Army, US Department of Defense, US military, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:25:42 +0000

The Defense Department has been slow to adopt electric vehicles, but new silicon EV battery technology could help speed things up.

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New “Supercell” EV Batteries Have All The Energy Density For 20% Less Cost

August 3, 2024 admin artificial graphite, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery costs, ev sales, forge battery, graphite, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, manganese battery, Manufacturing, nickel, North Carolina, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:20:33 +0000

New “Supercell” EV batteries are made with the help of high-tech atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, adapted for commercial use to reduce costs and enhance performance.

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Bill Gates And Energy — Redefining Energy Podcast Transcript

August 2, 2024 admin Bill Gates, breakthrough energy ventures, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, india solar power, investment, nuclear energy, Richard Branson, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:18:46 +0000

Breakthrough Energy Venture’s odd investments, a mixture of sensible, venture-capital aligned start ups focused on climate action with a higher percentage that make no sense, have come under my scrutiny for years. Similarly, trying to figure out why the climate-aware billionaire oligarchs who founded it, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, … [continued]

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Ford F-150 Lightning Is A Rolling Energy Storage Beast, & Sunrun Is Here For It

July 29, 2024 admin baltimore, batteries, clean power, clean transport, distributed energy storage, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, energy storage systems, ev batteries, ev charging, ford, ford f-150 lightning, grid, MARYLAND, renewable energy, Solar energy, sunrun, usa, vehicle to home (v2h), virtual power plant, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:35:12 +0000

Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game-changing first of its kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment this summer, leveraging the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.

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VW ID. UNYX , Super Stable High-Rate Discharge Batteries, & More Cleantech News

July 27, 2024 admin Audi, audi q4 e-tron, China, clean power, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric aviation, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, grid, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, press releases, research, Solar energy, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volkswagen id, volkswagen id. unyx, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:16:20 +0000

So much cleantech news, so little time. Here are more cleantech stories from the past week you might want to read. The Volkswagen ID.4 is a popular vehicle among American and European families. However, Volkswagen has introduced the avant-garde E-SUV coupé, the ID. UNYX, to China, targeting a younger demographic … [continued]

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