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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

Green Car Congress

This further supports the move to high-manganese cathode chemistries, with manganese being the most affordable and green battery metal. Equally, when benchmarked against the carbon footprint of nickel and cobalt, the other battery cathode metals, manganese from Chvaletice also compares very favorably.

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Firstgreen’s new electric skid steer loader – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Firstgreen Industries, which is headquartered in the Czech Republic and has a US headquarters in North Carolina, is breaking into the US skid steer market, competing with established equipment manufacturers such as Bobcat (which recently introduced an electric skid steer loader ).

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Rolls-Royce consortium secures funding for mini nuclear reactors

EV Info

Each power station can supply enough reliable low carbon power for around one million* homes, or be used to power net zero hydrogen and synthetic aviation fuel manufacturing facilities, desalination plants or energy intensive industrial sites. billion per unit dropping to £1.8

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

There are many reasons for the divide, including affordability, the lack of digital literacy, and the absence of relevant content and services in local languages. Distributed manufacturing of Nimble units can significantly reduce the cost and speed of production and make us less reliant on international supply chains.” www.youtube.com.