Lower Cost Batteries Will Move The EV Revolution Forward More Quickly

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

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

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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Georgia’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Surge Is A By-Product Of Federal Investments

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:45:16 +0000

New data released by Atlas Public Policy and the CHARGE coalition confirms that Georgia’s clean energy commitments toward personal transportation electrification now lead the nation. This shift to Georgia as a clean energy core region has been fueled in significant part by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs … [continued]

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In 2023, USA Had Battery Recycling Facilities Capable of Reclaiming More Than 35,000 Tons of Battery Materials

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:50:26 +0000

Battery recycling will play a critical role in meeting the battery material needs for future EV production. As of 2023, the United States had enough domestic battery recycling capacity to reclaim 35,500 tons of battery materials. There are more facilities planned in the next two to four years to reclaim … [continued]

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Battery Technologies of the Future: Mercedes-Benz eCampus Opens at Stuttgart-Untertürkheim Headquarters

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:47:19 +0000

New competence centre for development of innovative, high-performance battery cells and new manufacturing processes Ola Källenius: “Our goal is to reduce battery costs by more than 30 percent in the coming years” In 2024, Mercedes-Benz will invest 14 billion euros in research and development and in its plants – a … [continued]

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10 Largest EV Battery Producers in the World

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:27:31 +0000

One company has absolutely run away with the trophy for largest EV battery producer in the world. That would be Chinese battery giant CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd). I recall when it stole the title from LG Chem a few years ago, and it seems that it has only … [continued]

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Tesla Model S Has 430,000 Miles On One Battery

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:03:18 +0000

One of the many false claims EV critics, trolls, and FUD-whackers make is that somehow EV batteries just magically and suddenly stop working after a while. Their falsely claimed “die-off distance” might be when the EV has about 50,000 or 70,000 miles. A second part to their false claim about … [continued]

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Stellantis Seeks New EV Battery, Free From Sketchy Materials

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 01:38:05 +0000

Stellantis adds another institution to its list of next-generation energy storage partners searching for the sustainable EV battery of the future.

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Breakthrough Energy Ventures Has Bad Investment Theses Therefore Bad Investments

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:07:44 +0000

Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, … [continued]

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