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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

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Statesmen are keen to bring raw material mining and processing to North America and Europe not only to boost economic activity at home, but also because, as the war in Ukraine has shockingly demonstrated, it’s a bad idea to become dependent on hostile or unstable countries for critical materials.

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UK To Add 300,000 New EV Chargers By 2030

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By 2030, the UK wants 5 times more EV chargers than the number of petrol pumps it has today. An important part of the new policy is the inclusion of mandates that will allow EV drivers to make contactless payments for charging, compare pricing, and use apps to find EV chargers. There are around 30,000 EV chargers in the UK today.

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

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A worldwide deficit of lithium, a global shortage of semiconductors and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine are all heavily impacting production efficiencies, with some OEM lead times reportedly reaching upwards of twelve months. Will the price cap rise far above petrol prices and massively impact my finances? Rising electricity bills.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, FCEVs can go over 500 kilometers on a full tank of hydrogen and can be refueled in 2-3 minutes, exactly like regular petrol/diesel cars. Why Fuel cells are Preferred? Unlike Lithium, hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe ( Lithium is the key component in electric vehicle batteries).

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Cupra Born to be priced about $60K; Tavascan, UrbanRebel confirmed for Australia

EV Central

Cupra global head Wayne Griffiths was in Australia for the local launch of the brand and says the company is honing in on a specific part of the market. “We The company suggests it will sell maybe 1000 or 2000 EVs annually in 2023 and 2024 as part of that plan. “We It should be a choice of petrol or plug-in hybrid or electric.”.