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Roskill sees recovery in lithium industry, buoyed by demand from rechargeable battery applications

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Despite the trend toward transportation electrification, the lithium industry has had a rough few years. In 2019, rechargeable batteries accounted for 54% of total lithium demand, almost entirely from Li-ion battery technologies. As a result, Roskill expects lithium spot prices to remain flat or show marginal recovery into Q4 2020.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Year-long testing of Leclanché 60 Ah G/NMC cells shows high energy density, high cycle life

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Leclanché SA reported that year-long testing of its 60 Ah G/NMC battery cells has shown them to be both high energy density and high cycle life—critical characteristics for a wide range of automotive and e-transportation energy storage solutions. Automotive and e-Transportation Commercialization Opportunities.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from. Road Test: 2020 Kia Niro PHEV. The XC90 is designed to haul.

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Renault, Jiangling JV introducing electric sedan and services for ride-hailing at IAA

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For example, of the 47,500 private hire vehicles registered in France, 75% of them are in Paris and the greater-Paris area (2020 figures from Stacian). Mobilize Limo will be marketed as a joint offer combining both the vehicle and services for all sorts of drivers including taxis, PHVs, and other private transport services (e.g.,

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Solaris participating in electric road trial in Sweden

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The construction of the demo site starts in the first quarter of 2020 and the entire project will be running for three years. The total investment is €9 million and the procurer and main financier is the Swedish Transport Administration. This in turn results in reduced weight and cost of the electric vehicle.

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Electric Vehicles Are Only Getting Cheaper To Own

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According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation. When it comes to the cost of ownership, the data is very clear. So we decided to compare costs over a five-year period. . In February 2020, the national average price of gas was $2.44