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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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A Rich Harvest in the Desert

Cars That Think

The area, said to be the driest region on earth, has long been a premier source of sodium nitrate, or saltpeter. The aim is to pull the carbon dioxide from the air and, using a catalyst, generate a cleaner alternative to the fossil fuels on which we so greatly depend. Initially, the liquid is a dark blue color.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Industry experts predict that electric vehicles (EV) will account for 40% of car sales by 2030. Of the 289 million cars registered on US roads, barely 2 million are electric. million cars a year. That signals a shift in momentum. But it’s still too early to talk of “widespread adoption”.

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Top 5 Promising Technological Developments In The Electric Vehicle Sector

Get Electric Vehicle

The history of electric vehicle dates back to 1800s when the man wanted to get rid of the animal-powered karts they thought electric vehicles as the best alternative with great potential back in those days one-third of the vehicle on the road was an electric car. Tesla focused on the experience the driver gets from the car.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Instead, the focus is on incentivising the production of ATVs to align with global trends towards cleaner and greener mobility solutions. In the first round of PLI awards (March 2022), three companies secured incentives for lithium-ion cell manufacturing and sodium-ion cell manufacturing, committing a combined investment of Rs 27,000 crores.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Think may use the former Freightliners plant site to employ over 1,000 workers that would ultimately expand to make 60,000 compact cars a year. market b y the end of 2009. The Norwegian company just last week met with Gov.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. km, 49% lower than the CO2 production of a comparable gasoline car. Is it becoming cleaner? years if the car is charged using renewable energy.

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