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Sodium-Ion Powered EVs Roll off From Chinese EV Factories

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Prominent companies like Chevron and United Airlines are already using these batteries for their EV charging systems. From an environmental perspective, we need to increase green mobility in cities rather than rural areas since they are heavily polluted by CO2 emissions.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. Iron phosphate batteries are great because they’re durable, they’re cheap. Therefore, electrifying them is critical to reducing emissions.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. One thing is for sure; - electric cars bring down the air pollution, but they sure create another waste pollution problem. — Jared 9.

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