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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

Green Car Congress

Lithium, a critical material used in high-charge-density batteries for electric vehicles and grid-scale electricity storage, is a crucial element in the clean energy supply chain. Oregon State University – Espiku. Nearly all of the US lithium stock is imported. George Washington University – Ellexco.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. It’s called Electric Island. Charged : You’ve also said that heavy-duty charging is going to be a huge hurdle. Rustam Kocher: It is. It won’t work. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt

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