EV Batteries Just Keep Getting Better & Better

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:40:09 +0000

ev batteries battery500 lithium-metal brookhavenScientists at the Energy Department’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are unlocking the secrets of lighter, less expensive, more energy dense and just all-around better EV batteries.

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GM to Invest $275 Million More, Create 400 New Jobs in Tennessee

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:15:28 +0000

Ultium Cells LLC, the battery-making JV between LG Chem and GM, has announced plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, TN, plant. The cash infusion is expected to increase the plant’s battery production capacity by more than 40% (from 35 gigawatt-hours to 50 GWh), and create more than 400 new jobs. […]

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GM, Flo Partner to Bring EV Charging to Rural Drivers

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:17:56 +0000

GM Begins Supplying Level 2 Chargers for Underserved CommunitiesGM has selected Flo as the company to supply its new “Dealer Community Charging Program” coming to Chevrolet dealerships in Wisconsin and Michigan, an early step towards the company’s stated goal of putting 40,000 Level 2 chargers in the ground in underserved communities. “GM is a long-term valued collaborator, and we are proud to support […]

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Panasonic Strikes Battery Minerals Deal In Canada

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:30:14 +0000

Rare earth minerals and other battery materials are crucial for global politics. As this article explains, China’s power over the worlds clean technology advancements and medical progress came to a head in 2010 when it cut off supplies to Japan. This ultimately left Japan defenseless, and with no choice but to cave on the border […]

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Are The Wrong Americans Buying Electric Vehicles?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:57:58 +0000

Are the wrong Americans buying electric cars? Well, yes. But also no. Between electric car superusers and EV hoarders, some households that have more than one electric car in the driveway may be driving up the price of EVs for the average Joe, while keeping electric-only miles lower than they could be. In a recent […]

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The 2022 CleanTechnica Car of the Year Is …

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:02 +0000

It’s been one month since we announced the finalists for our 2022 CleanTechnica Car of the Year award, and it’s time to announce the winner! I’m going to go through all of the finalists once more, though, starting with the model with the lowest percentage of the votes and going to the one with the […]

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