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Car battery maker ACC halts plant construction in Germany, Italy – ET Auto

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The European vehicle battery venture Automotive Cells (ACC) said Tuesday that it was halting construction of two factories in Germany and Italy as it weighs shifting to a less-expensive battery technology.

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UK Electricity Prices compared to Europe

EV Info

Interesting article in the I newspaper comparing the cost of Electricity in the UK with the rest of Europe. Their research gives the UK a cost of 41 Euro Centre / kWh This is well above the EC average. c€/kWh), followed by Italy (38.09 Our rates are high and Green costs are not low. c€/kWh), Denmark (37.40

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Lumax and Italian ally gear up for new vehicle emission dynamics – ET Auto

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Going forward, if India can make out a strong case for low- cost manufacturing, more work can be diverted here for global supplies of air filters and air intake systems. Interestingly, till about three years ago, more than 50% of design and development support for LCAT came from Cornaglia of Italy.

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Ultrathin LiMn2O4 Nanowire Cathode Materials for Higher Li-ion Power Densities for HEV and EV Applications

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Italy), and Stanford University have synthesized ultrathin LiMn 2 O 4 nanowires for use as a Li-ion cathode material offering high power densities. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/nl101047f. Click to enlarge.

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New high-power, fast-charging, safe and long-life Li-ion battery

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Researchers from Sweden, Italy and Germany have proposed and demonstrated a novel full Li-ion cell that is able to cycle for thousands of cycles at 1000 mAg −1 with a capacity retention of 65% at cycle 2000. The cell uniquely combines a nanostructured TiO 2 -based anode with a tailored 1-D tubular morphology; a LiNi 0.5 Brutti, M. Navarra, S.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk. It is how do we lower the risk so low cost capital can participate. China continues to defy easy classification.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In this article, we will review the facts and explain our thoughts on where we believe EVs are headed. In certain European countries, such as Italy or the UK , passenger vehicle sales even dropped as much as 95-97%. In Asia, a joint venture has even launched a new low-cost electric car brand in the midst of the pandemic.

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