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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. The entity will thus offer a turnkey service for the sales network: optimized transport of vehicles, supply of spare parts (Re-Cycle Center), renovation, storage, production of photos and videos and their online availability.

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Market Update: How Battery Pack Costs Declined Since 2008

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Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid energy storage all rely on efficient and affordable energy storage solutions, primarily lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have emerged as the most efficient and cost-effective energy storage solution.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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LIVE Blog: Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2021 earnings call summary

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“We’re off to a good start here,” Kirkhorn said. We want as many people as possible to afford our products,” the CFO said, noting that this is key to the company’s mission. We’re already actually doing the sentiment of this question,” he said. That’s not bad at all. 15:05 PT : And Pierre Ferragu is here!

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things. Environmental Impacts.

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GE and Berkeley Lab developing water-based high energy density flow battery for EVs

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This battery could be one-fourth the cost of current car batteries, and could nearly triple the distance electric vehicles could travel on a single charge. The system uses water-based solutions of inorganic chemicals that are capable of transferring more than one electron, providing high-energy density. Click to enlarge.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. by RSS or sign up by email. Herron makes a valid point.

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