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Solid-state sodium battery company LiNa Energy closes £3.5M funding round

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This funding will enable the company to advance their technology through expanding their laboratory facilities, stepping-up recruitment and buying new equipment which will accelerate their commercialization plan and ultimately when they are market-ready. —Dr Gene Lewis, CEO of LiNa Energy.

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‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes

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Buy Tesla” $TSLA pic.twitter.com/H8lXZGwnyV. Likely expected, commercial travel is going to be the largest hoop to jump through in the fight to decrease the usage of fossil fuels. The post ‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Leasing vs. Buying EV Charging Stations

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For these people, one of the main questions is whether to lease charging stations, or buy them outright. The 30C tax credit , for example, which provides up to $1,000 for residential installations and a whopping $30,000 for commercial installations, only applies to station owners. And this isn’t the only one.

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ARPA-E launches $45M funding for advanced batteries for electric vehicles; EVs4ALL

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Through DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the Department is launching the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program to develop more affordable, convenient, efficient and resilient batteries. A level of safety that is equivalent (or superior) to SoA LiB is the overriding requirement.

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Forecast: Indias car sales to surpass 2.6M units; more affordable small cars and new demand

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million units by the end of 2010, fuelled by an increasing number of affordable small cars and demand from less penetrated segments, such as rural areas. for the whole commercial vehicle market in India in the current financial year ending March 2011, LCVs look likely to outperform the wider segment, with sales up 29.7%

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Piaggio offers battery subscription model for Ape electric 3W at INR 2.59 lakh – ET Auto

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Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL),a subsidiary of the Piaggio Group and a leading Indian manufacturer of small commercial vehicles and electric three-wheeler (3EV) pioneers, has announced a “ Battery Subscription Model ” for its Ape Elektrik electric 3Ws. The subscription model goes beyond affordability.

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BYD signs deal to supply 5,000 EVs to UK car rental firm Octopus EV over 3 years

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BYD entered into a partnership with UK-based Octopus Electric Vehicles (Octopus EV) on March 10, which plans to buy 5,000 BYD electric vehicles over the next 3 years, according to a press release today. Oliver Boots (left), chief commercial officer, Octopus EV, and Michael Shu, general manager of BYD Europe, at a signing ceremony.)

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