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Montana Company Licenses Lawrence Livermore Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

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Global zinc production in 21 months would be sufficient to produce one billion 10 kWh zinc air batteries—by contrast it would take 180 years of lithium production to produce those same batteries. —Annemarie Meike, LLNL business development executive. Lithium primarily is found outside the United States.

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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—Mark Seng, director, global automotive aftermarket practice at IHS Markit. This represents one of the highest annual increases the US auto industry has seen since IHS Markit began tracking VIO growth—second only to the 2.3% The state of Montana has the oldest average age with light vehicles averaging 16.6

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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million global public charging stations, with a 55% increase in 2021 alone. Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03 While around 80% of EV drivers charge their vehicles at home, and many others charge at work, this isn’t always possible for renters or apartment-dwellers. By the end of 2022, there were 2.7

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