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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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UNCTAD predicts that some 23 million electric vehicles will be sold over the coming decade: the market for rechargeable car batteries, currently estimated at $7 billion, is forecast to rise to $58 billion by 2024. This has forced local quinoa farmers and llama herders to migrate and abandon ancestral settlements.

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Bcomp closes US$35M Series B with mobility and impact venture capital

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Bcomp, a leading manufacturer of high-performance components made from natural fibers, has closed its oversubscribed Series B financing round of CHF 32.4 They are also indigenous to their growth areas, which results in low water and fertilizer requirements for long-term sustainability.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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They will create an EV climate loan and lending platform that saves most drivers more than $200 per month on an electric car loan by incorporating thousands of dollars in EV rebates and incentives into the upfront financing of each car. rechargeable battery?technology?that Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc. is developing a?rechargeable

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Plug In America earns EV Adoption Leadership (EVAL) Bronze certification

Plug in America

It also assures drivers of EVs with shorter ranges that they can rely on their batteries by recharging before driving home for the day. By consulting with our director of finance and administration who is knowledgeable about Plug In America’s policies, we completed the EVAL questionnaire in less than an hour.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Español HD Mobile Engadget Engadget Engadget Web Images Video News Local RSS Feed Contact us Tip us on news!

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

An injection well pumps water into this hot layer where it is turned to steam. SAN FRANCISCO — The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

My new solar system only needs to be 2 kilowatts now instead of 4 – which is good because solar’s still too damn expensive and the process for putting AB 811 financing in place is taking too damn long, (and that’s another Greenius post that I’m still working on).

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