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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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As of 1 January 2027, industrial and electric-vehicle batteries with internal storage will have to declare the content of recycled cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel contained therein. Since 2006, batteries and waste batteries have been regulated at EU level under the Batteries Directive (2006/66/EC). Background.

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AC Propulsion sends eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research focused on buffering intermittent renewable energy

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AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. Integration between the power grid and electric vehicles will become essential and beneficial as EV numbers increase over the next decade.

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Microvast ultrafast charge station for electric buses begins operation in Chongqing

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The 3,200 kW, 2,065 m 2 charging station—jointly developed by Microvast and the China State Grid—includes six 400 kW individual chargers; each charger fills a bus battery in 5 to 10 minutes. Founded in 2006, Microvast, Inc. a Microvast subsidiary. a Microvast subsidiary. HT eBus Power Systems Co.,

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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The accelerating buildout of solar farms on Earth is already hitting speed bumps, including public pushback against the large tracts of land required and a ballooning backlog of requests for new transmission lines and grid connections. Funding was cut off a few years later, with no satellites developed.

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Saifur Rahman is 2022 IEEE President-Elect

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National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering from 2010 to 2013. Rahman was also the 2006 chair of IEEE Publication Services and Products Board and a member of the IEEE Board of Directors. Rahman is also the founder and chairman of BEM Controls in McLean, Va., He served as chair of the U.S.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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From 2006, the RFS set a schedule of yearly obligations through 2022, with annually rising RIN targets. While California leads state governments in slating a 2035 target for ending most internal combustion vehicle sales, the federal government’s ambitious Inflation Reduction Act allocated funds for tax credits on electric vehicles.

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Continental and SK Innovation move forward on automotive Li-ion battery joint venture

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Moving forward on their Heads of Agreement signed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post ) Korea-based SK Innovation and the international automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to found a jointly managed company to develop, to produce and to market automotive Li-ion battery systems.

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