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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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In the LFP scenario, BloombergNEF increases LFP’s share of stationary storage deployments in 2030 from 23% to 53% at the cost of the highest nickel chemistries. Cobalt price to hold: Cobalt metal prices have risen by 42% year-to-date on the London Metals Exchange. In March, it rose to $53,000 per ton.

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Pneumatic Actuators Give Robot Cheetah-Like Acceleration

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Inspired by the high-speed maneuvering of cheetahs, roboticists at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa , have started experimenting with the old-school sibling of hydraulic actuators—pneumatics. University of Cape Town, South Africa With a boom for support, the 7-kilogram Kemba is able to repeatedly jump to 0.5

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. Travelers booking domestic flights in February can expect to pay an average fare of about $276 round-trip — an 8 percent decrease from the same month last year.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Although EV battery costs have fallen dramatically over the past decade, the International Energy Agency is projecting a. EVs have finally come of age. passenger vehicles.