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South Africa Revitalizes Efforts on Automotive Li-ion Batteries

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South Africa is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News.

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Minerals used in electric cars: How much does the US import and from where?

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Gabon, South Africa, Australia, Georgia. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Major import sources. Natural graphite. China, Mexico, Canada, India. Chile, Canada, Mexico. Rare earths.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

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Of 9 reports from the TEF project, four deal with reducing transportation demand. Zielinski, S. 2010) Connecting (and transforming) the future of transportation: a brief and practical primer for implementing sustainable door-to-door transportation systems in communities and regions.

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