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Report: Japan to offer lithium assistance to Bolivia

Green Cars News

Japan is poised to offer technical assistance to Bolivia as it bids to develop its lithium resources and ensure a stable supply of the metal. According to reports in the Nikkei, supplies of lithium are expected to become increasingly scarce in Japan from around 2015 as more people start to drive electric cars powered by [.].

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Report: Japan to aid Bolivia for lithium supplies

Green Cars News

The race is on to get ahead in the green car era – and now Japan, already the frontrunner, is planning to offer economic aid to countries that produce rare earth metals or lithium in exchange for supplies of their resources. That’s the report from Japanese business daily The Nikkei, which suggests the materials would be [.].

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Opinion: Will Lithium Be Our Next Energy Crisis?

Clean Fleet Report

By 2035, all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in California must be zero-emission vehicles. may be in big trouble in the race to power this green initiative. Countries in the western world are phasing out gasoline-powered cars and rushing to lock down their lithium supplies. But most people don’t know that the U.S.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year.

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