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Enphase Energy to acquire EVSE pioneer ClipperCreek

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Enphase Energy, a global energy technology company and the leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has agreed to acquire EVSE company ClipperCreek. The company has sold more than 110,000 Level 2 AC charging stations since its inception.

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Circa Group providing bio-based solvent Cyrene to UK EV battery recycling project

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Australia-based biotechnology company Circa Group, which produces its bio-based solvent Cyrene from waste cellulose, is participating in a project to develop the first UK industrial scale capability to reclaim and reuse the most valuable components of end-of-life electrical vehicle (EV) batteries. straw, bagasse, sawdust).

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Berkeley Lab and Hydro-Québec partner on transportation electrification and energy storage

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The technologies developed will be transferred to battery manufacturers, leading to job creation in Québec and California. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 set a target of reducing state greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. of sales in 2018, climbing to 15.5%

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NanoXplore acquires assets of XG Sciences; silicon-graphene anode materials

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Founded in 2006, XG Sciences specialized in the production of graphene nanoplatelets and the formulations of advanced materials that amplify product performance across diverse applications such as Lithium-ion battery anode materials, automotive, packaging, composites, concrete, and other industrial markets.

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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

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It also provided information on the factory’s road and rail infrastructure, forest conversion, battery cell production, and training/studies at Giga Berlin. Its water consumption already accounts for Tesla’s planned in-house battery production line in Germany. since 2006. As of July 2022, automakers use 3.76

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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On the way there, I made a pit stop at a gas station to buy a bottle of champagne as a gift, hoping to start out a conversation with a stranger on the right foot. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. The hybrid battery pack will need servicing but it depends on a bunch of factors.

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Farewell, Philip E. Ross

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Since 2006, Phil has been a staff stalwart, writing and editing about vehicles, batteries, aircraft, outer space, electric motors, and hypersonics. In conversation, he speaks rapidly, gesticulates energetically, and is apt to quote anybody or anything: Samuel Johnson , John Maynard Keynes , Bugs Bunny.

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