Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once – India Edition Transcript

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:28:24 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. … [continued]

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Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:33:55 +0000

Every major geography will be electrifying virtually all domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and … [continued]

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Panasonic Energy to Launch New R&D Facility for Battery Production Development in Japan

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:47:09 +0000

Part of the largest battery innovation hub in Japan, the new facility will enhance global production capacity and competitiveness Osaka, Japan — Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, today announced it has completed the construction of a new production development facility within its Suminoe factory in Osaka, Japan. … [continued]

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Why The Tesla Model Y & Other EVs Are So Safe

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:02:38 +0000

Each year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the best-known evaluator of vehicle safety, awards kudos to vehicles that adhere to top safety standards. The IIHS subjects EVs to the same crash tests as conventional cars: full frontal collision, various overlap collisions, and roof integrity tests, among others. All … [continued]

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Legacy Automakers Downplay The Value Of EVs While They Play Catch-Up

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:38:45 +0000

Zero emission electric vehicles (EVs) play a central role in radically cutting carbon dioxide emissions. As the dominance of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles wanes, legacy automakers are negotiating an existential transition. After all, they’ve been entrenched in decades of ICE production, and they need to pivot — quickly. Their … [continued]

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Problems With EVs Are Exaggerated Into Soundbites — And That’s A Problem

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:25:08 +0000

The problem with electric vehicles isn’t their power, or costs, or range — it’s that they make for such good soundbites. Here’s how it works. A pattern exists in which an electric vehicle (EV) has a small problem that’s likely fixed with a software update. In the meantime, the issue … [continued]

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Flying Electric Boat To Haul Commuters At Site Of Epic Environmental Protest

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:45:04 +0000

Candela’s P-12 hydrofoil electric boat is on track to ply Lake Manapōuri, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserved by environmental activists in New Zealand.

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Li-Cycle Announces $75 Million Strategic Investment from Glencore

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:15:04 +0000

Builds upon existing long-term partnership and further demonstrates Glencore’s endorsement of Li-Cycle’s Spoke & Hub model, patented recycling technology, and development plans for the Rochester Hub, as part of Glencore’s ambition to bring more circularity to the battery materials space Agreement amends existing Glencore convertible note to provide for extended … [continued]

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Volvo Cars Partners with & Invests in Breathe for Next-Generation Fast Charging

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:45 +0000

Volvo Cars has partnered up with Breathe Battery Technologies (Breathe), becoming the first car company to get access to the latest version of its patented, algorithm-enabled charging software for use on our new generation fully electric cars. By integrating Breathe’s software in Volvo Cars in-house developed battery management platform to … [continued]

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Panasonic Energy to Invest in NMG & Purchase Graphite in Multi-year Deal to Boost EV Battery Supply Chain in North America

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:07:17 +0000

Low-impact supply chain will fully integrate anode active material sourcing from mining to delivering battery material Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, recently announced that it has signed a seven-year offtake agreement for the supply of natural graphite with Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG”; Quebec, Canada), … [continued]

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