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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

To support its accelerated expansion of e-mobility in the coming years, the BMW Group will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. Working towards strict IRMA standard for lithium mining.

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Penske Truck Leasing joins CharIN to promote electric commercial vehicle charging standards

Green Car Congress

Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. Penske Truck Leasing is the first in its industry to join the CharIN organization. Penske Truck Leasing Co.,

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

Driivz

The EV charging ecosystem, comprised of EV manufacturers, EV charging station manufacturers, and EV charging network operators among others, understands that interoperability made possible by standards and protocols for EV charging and communications is essential to everyone’s success. The CCS Combo 1 (CCS1) connector uses the standard U.S.

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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

Teslarati

EnergyX proudly advertises that “the company’s LiTAS technology increases lithium recovery rates to over 90% from the current industry standard of 30-40% using ponds and hit 94% during their field trials.” These facilities will be built in Argentina, Chile, California, Arkansas, and Utah, respectively.

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Ultraviolette Automotives: A Force To Be Reckoned With In The 2-Wheeler Market

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Along with standard braking features like a 320mm front disc and 230mm rear disc, it also boasts 17-inch wheels with Metzeler tyres on the front and 150/60 on the back. The standard model has a  7.1kWh battery and can go 206 kilometres at a top speed of 140 km/h. The model has three ride modes: glide, combat, and ballistic.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. If my speculation holds true congratulations are due both to BMW and AC Propulsion.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Hence, separating EV winners from losers will depend not only on financial wherewithal, but on each competitor's "relative strength in their cyber-physical systems engineering," states Chris Paredis , the BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive Systems Integration at Clemson University.