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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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Higher EV penetration reduces GHG emissions from fuel use regardless of the transportation energy transition, while those from fuel production are more sensitive to energy-sector decarbonization and could reach nearly “net zero” by 2040. —Zhang et al. (a) a) Annual demand and recycling potential with or without a second use. (b)

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USABC awards $1.64M to NOHMs Technologies for development of ionic liquid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

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The competitively bid contract award is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50% cost-share by NOHMs. Enabled by a cooperative agreement with the US DOE, USABC’s mission is to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies that support commercialization of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles.

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RIKEN team develops high-performance lithium-iodine battery system with higher energy density than conventional Li-ion

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They suggest that a low cost, non-flammable and heavy-metal-free aqueous cathode can contribute to the feasibility of scale-up of lithium-iodine batteries for practical energy storage. The specific energy density (~0.33 kWh kg -1 cell (1.0 500 km) [311 miles]. —Zhao et al.

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