Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The European Commission is proposing modernizing EU legislation on batteries; this would be the first initiative delivered among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. The proposal addresses the social, economic and environmental issues related to all types of batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

Shortly before the updated EU Battery Regulation comes into force, the chair “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University has published a study on the European battery recycling market. billion for the annual processing of around 570,000 tons of battery material.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 5, 2021

South Korean battery firm SK Innovation (SKI) will be able to move ahead with plans for large-scale U.S. battery production, thanks to a favorable decision by the U.S. SK Innovation has been locked in a legal battle with rival South Korean battery supplier LG Chem, which sued.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. Disassembling and reusing battery systems can help improve the environmental balance of electric cars. photo: Irina Westermann, KIT).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Euro Manganese has entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor , a low-carbon battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) from the company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) The term sheet is non-binding.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It’s surprisingly hard since those big lithium-ion batteries are usually not allowed in your checked luggage or in your carry-on. more… The post How I flew halfway around the world with an electric bike (legally) appeared first on Electrek. Have you ever tried flying with an electric bike?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

NTT DATA Corporation and DENSO Corporation have started to build an industry-wide ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to create a global trusted dataspaces where only necessary data can be shared, while also protecting private data. The two companies were officially approved as business operators in September 2022.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

FREYR Battery has entered into nine frame agreements with key suppliers for the supply of battery materials required for the Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) being built in Mo i Rana, Norway. FREYR is on track to start the initial sample production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in its CQP in the second half of 2022.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

The new capital will be used to support FreeWire’s growth plans as the company accelerates commercial deployments of its battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging technology and increases manufacturing capacity to meet growing global customer demand, including high priority markets such as the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As the largest chemicals supplier to the automotive industry, BASF will further strengthen its focus on battery materials and recycling and will establish a separate mobile emissions catalysts, automotive catalysts recycling and associated precious metal services entity. billion between 2022 and 2030 in battery materials.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Over the next two years, MAN Truck & Bus , headquartered in Munich, Germany, plans to establish battery repair centers in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the UK. Two of the facilities, in Hanover-Laatzen, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain, are already in operation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a six-year binding term sheet with Canadaa-based Sigma Lithium Corporation for an offtake agreement on a “take or pay” basis for the sale of 6% battery-grade high purity and environmentally sustainable lithium concentrate.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 2, 2024

I stumbled across these $2,600 gems while perusing Alibaba, and one of the first things to catch my eye was the “street-legal” moniker in the title. Once you add the battery, freight, taxes, customs brokers, port fees, and other importing expenses, you’ll probably be looking at several times that figure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

Daimler AG has acquired a minority equity stake in US battery material specialist Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. The advancements Sila Nano have made in battery performance are very promising.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ford has said it will restart construction on the electric vehicle battery facility it’s building in Marshall, Michigan, after pausing work when the UAW strike kicked off a couple months ago. As stated previously, we have been evaluating BlueOval Battery Park Michigan in Marshall.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Independent third-party assistance is often sought during this process for expert advice, support of legal issues, or simply to obtain a neutral third-party perspective. The challenge of battery failure analysis is to unambiguously identify the problem’s root cause. A battery or cell failure may be performance (e.g.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

battery-supply deal with China’s CATL, Car News China reports. The deal reportedly being discussed would bring that partnership to North America in the form of a joint battery plant located in either the U.S. or Mexico, along with a GM license agreement for CATL’s LFP battery tech. car manufacturing.”

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Teslarati

AUGUST 30, 2022

An insurance company wanted to prove that Tesla batteries catch on fire and performed a test without the battery. that there were no batteries in the tested videos. a Tesla Model S goes up in flames – but the battery had been removed beforehand. that there were no batteries in the tested videos.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Eos Z3 battery module Z3 battery modules store electrical energy through zinc deposition. The streamlined Eos Z3 battery module design features an aqueous electrolyte, bipolar electrodes, and a polymer casing. The project secured an up to $398.6-million

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Teslarati

APRIL 21, 2021

Tesla’s longtime Vice President of Legal and Acting General Counsel, Al Prescott, has joined LiDAR startup Luminar. Prescott has worked for years with autonomous cars, acting as a legal expert for companies planning to enter the sector. The post Tesla loses VP of Legal to LiDAR startup Luminar appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

Imec, a global research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies, has fabricated an innovative type of solid-state Li-ion battery achieving an energy density of 200 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). Imec has now made a prototype battery with this new electrolyte.

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Teslarati

APRIL 30, 2023

Similar to fellow EV maker Tesla, which has taken a hardline approach to inaccurate reports, NIO has taken the legal route to counter misinformation that has reportedly harmed the company. NIO also noted that the prices for China mentioned by the vlogger included the cost of the ES8’s battery, while the prices listed for Norway did not.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? But then Exxon dropped it.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Tesla’s negotiations for a battery-grade lithium refinery in Texas are going to be handled behind closed doors. You don’t typically put your lawyer on camera to give you legal advice that your supposed to listen to that helps you formulate your opinion. Tesla estimated that the improvements to the site alone would cost $254.6

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Electrek

JULY 29, 2022

And now that the company is offering a 45 km/h (28 mph) version that maxes out the legally-allowable speed, I’m even more head over heels for this eye-catching electric bike. The post This 28 MPH Italian electric bike offers dual batteries on an eye-popping truss frame appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In the coming months the current System Engineering business unit will be split commercially, operationally and legally into two independent business units. The other will combine the current powertrain and battery assembly activities and will be part of thyssenkrupp’s portfolio segment (Multi Tracks).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2016

Genovation broke the land speed record for a street-legal all-electric vehicle with the Genovation Extreme Electric car (GXE). The GXE includes a state-of-the-art battery management system, inverters, batteries and electric motors that produce in excess of 600-hp and 570 lb-ft of torque. The GXE reached 205.6 mph (330.88

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2020

Ford and Volkswagen are concerned that a legal dispute between two South Korean battery makers could cause battery-supply issues for upcoming electric cars, Reuters reported Tuesday.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Axa Insurance issued an apology for faking the Tesla battery fire today. A few days ago, the company was on a mission to prove that Tesla batteries can catch on fire and simulated a test on public streets. Thus, the test car had no battery and the fire was started remotely. My questions still remain unanswered, however.

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2022

As a result of unprecedented economic conditions, South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution Ltd. billion battery production facility in Arizona three months ago. LG Energy Solutions provides electric vehicle batteries to a variety of EV makers, including Tesla. LGES) is reportedly reevaluating a $1.3

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2020

Rare-earth metals drive up the cost of electric-car production and take a larger toll on environments when not responsibly or legally mined. Now, Mercedes-Benz says it has a graphene-organic cell chemistry battery that could eliminate the need for.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The conditional commitment follows DOE technical, market, financial and legal due diligence and marks another significant milestone endorsing Li-Cycle’s development of the first commercial hydrometallurgical resource recovery facility in North America, located near Rochester, New York.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2022

2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. The battery-operated RPlate for consumers currently sells as a subscription service for $19.95 Update 14 Oct. states are considering authorization.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

GM cuts some cords with a technology first within the battery pack of its upcoming EVs. Amid a legal battle over the classification of its workers, the ride-hailing giant Uber. Uber steps up its plans to take its ride-hailing all electric. And India could add charging to tens of thousands of gas stations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Ore reserves are valuable and legally, economically, and technically feasible to extract. Pre-feasibility studies have shown that the Jadar project has the potential to produce both battery-grade lithium carbonate and boric acid. Earlier post.). Rio Tinto said the Ore Reserve is 16.6 Mt at 1.81% Li 2 O and 13.4%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

An electric motor generating an output of 70 kW/95 hp and a high-voltage battery with a gross energy content of 10.0 kWh enable an all-electric range of up to 57 kilometers in the legal EU test cycle (35 miles). The SAVE BATTERY mode enables the driver to save battery capacity for later use when driving in purely electric mode.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The takeover has not yet been legally completed, but is expected to be finalized at the end of the year. Porsche is deploying the knowledge it has gained from the battery-electric drive in its models on the attractive and fast-growing e-bike market.

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