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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

With less than eight years for the United States to meet the objective of a 50-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions , many environmental advocacy groups argue that an even faster transition to EVs is mandatory. You cannot change the sources from Congo, China and other places within two to three years.”

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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

Charged EVs

Charged : I know traceability has always been important in certain industries. Do you provide a lot of services to the auto industry? I’ve been in traceability for more than 30 years—we started mostly in the pharmaceutical industry to provide traceability for FDA regulations. But the auto industry, this is something new.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

This is the sum of the emissions from raw materials, production, shipping, operation and end-of-life disposal – not just how clean it is to operate. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. In comparison, EV engines run on lithium batteries. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

For this reason, it’s not only the carbon emissions from using your vehicle to take into consideration but also the manufacturing process. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. In comparison, EV engines run on lithium batteries. Vehicle body and other car parts.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

Charged EVs

If EVs are truly to provide a greener alternative to legacy vehicles, then mining and industrial processes need to be held to the strictest environmental standards, and supply chains need to be kept short to minimize transport emissions. I joined BV in 2016. Before that, I worked for the PSA Group [now Stellantis] for eleven years.

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