Perovskite Solar Cells … Toyota Driving Off A Hybrid Cliff … The Boring Company’s 1st Vegas Tunnel — #CleanTechnica Top 20

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:00:13 +0000

: Tesla Model X inside The Boring Company's test tunnel underneath the SpaceX offices (Image: The Boring Company)The most popular CleanTechnica stories last week involved perovskite solar cell research and projections (a hot topic for the past few — or several — years), Toyota’s continued focus on hybrids (considered by many to be a death knell for the hybrid leader and 100% electric laggard), and The Boring Company’s first of two Las Vegas tunnels

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Audi & Umicore Collaborate On EV Battery Recycling

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:36:51 +0000

Electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling has been a topic of discussion for years, but it took some time to get enough electric cars on the road (and then off the road) for commercially viable EV battery recycling outfits to grow. The times, they are a-changin’, and we’re starting to hear a bit more about the idea and early ventures. One such story comes from Audi and Umicore

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CATL-Built Tesla Model 3 Battery Pack Will Use Prismatic Cells

Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:31:48 +0000

Tesla will seemingly use prismatic lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries from CATL in its Made in China Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus

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How CATL Lithium-Iron-Phosphate Batteries Could Be Leading To 100 kWh Tesla Model 3

Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:49:09 +0000

In our research we have been attempting to ascertain what Tesla’s plans are for its next-generation battery cells

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Fika Mobility Wants To Jumpstart The Kenyan Electric Motorcycle Market With Battery Swap Model

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:10:21 +0000

Rishi Kohli, Co- founder and CEO of Fika Mobility showcasing the Fika Mobility electric motorcycleAccording to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic. Boba Bobas are also widely used in Kenya’s coastal resort towns, like Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Diani, the city of Mombasa, Rift Valley towns like Nakuru, and the inland port city Kisumu in Western Kenya

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Tesla Shanghai Model 3 May Go Cobalt-Free Using CATL’s LFP Cells — Diving Deeper

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:37:54 +0000

Tesla is in talks with battery producer CATL to supply lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cells for the Shanghai-made Tesla Model 3, according to a report by Reuters

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Auto Expert Says Tesla Semi Is “Pointless,” Seems To Miss The Point

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:07:28 +0000

Markus Lienkamp is the chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. It seems that would make him a full blown auto expert (hence the title). Lienkamp says that “this is technically not easily feasible and it’s also pointless both economically and ecologically.”

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Rumor: Tesla Close To Deal With CATL To Use Cobalt-Free Batteries For Chinese-Made Cars

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:38:45 +0000

Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory General AssemblyA Reuters report claims Tesla and CATL are close to striking a deal for battery cells that use no cobalt

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10 “Worst Things” About Tesla Model 3 Ownership … Tesla Pollution Myth Debunked … Sony Electric Car — CleanTechnica Top 20

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 04:30:54 +0000

The most popular CleanTechnica articles in January were, as it turns out, led by a bit of an unusual post for us. While it was a genuine list of the “worst things” about owning a Tesla Model 3 (from my perspective), there are buckets of humor enveloping it all

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Auto Industry: Incentivized To Not Change

Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:41:41 +0000

Every nation of this world will do its best to protect its industry for the good of the country’s economy and its people. Politicians are elected to make sure industries and jobs are doing well, to stabilize income, and to reduce risk. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this protection. Unfortunately, politics can, by trying its very best to support its industry, destroy it without even realizing what’s happening. This has happened before, and there is a large risk that it’s happening today in the largest automotive producing countries, like Germany, Japan, and the

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