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139. THE SUN WILL RISE FROM THE WEST: Predictions for 2022

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The United States has also made it clear that it will remain energy independent, with more policies that raise the export barriers on several technologies. The United States and Europe are both investing in building new battery factories for the future. Therein lies the conflict.

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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The electric vehicle community in the United States took a collective gasp earlier this month when a proposed House Bill in Oklahoma unanimously passed a committee vote. The bill in question, HB 3994, aims to update and change parts of existing Oklahoma statutes related to the state’s auto industry.

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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For the air taxi and commuter aircraft market, the paper calls for evaluating next-generation lithium-ion chemistries (e.g., silicon, advanced cathode, lithium-metal) under aviation conditions and examining failure modes and safety. Argonne has a storied history of battery and energy storage innovations.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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The less-lucrative stabilization services balanced electricity load and generation to maintain system frequency at 60 hertz, the standard for the United States. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Lutz said lithium-ion batteries must be improved to hold a bigger charge and deliver the charge gradually.

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Tesla requests tariff waiver for graphite amid rising demand for EV batteries

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Tesla recently filed three public comments to support the idea of waivers for tariffs on graphite, a key component for its electric vehicles’ lithium-ion batteries. These issues have become so notable that they are now affecting new and used vehicle prices in the United States. But this is not all.

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