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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

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13000 ppm of sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions, among others). The presence of monovalent ions, such as sodium and potassium, is not a significant issue in the conventional precipitation method since their salts are highly soluble. ppm) and an abundance of interfering ions (i.e., —Li et al. —Li et al.

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CATL plant in Germany starts mass producing battery cells

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The locally produced cells passed all tests that are required of CATL’s products globally, which proves CATL is capable of starting cell production and supplying cells to its European customers from its local plant. The affordable cobalt-free chemistry LFP, the high energy density chemistry NCM or maybe both?

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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Lithium prices have fallen by about 80% since touching a peak in November 2022 as a slowdown in EV sales exacerbated a supply glut. Leading carmakers, however, are among those looking for new lithium supplies in anticipation of future demand. The kingdom has established its own EV brand Ceer, and built an EV metals plant. .

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Stellantis invests in Tiamat’s affordable sodium-ion battery tech | Autocar Professional

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Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis, today announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt.

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Stellantis Ventures invests in startup Tiamat for sodium-ion battery technology – ET Auto

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Tiamat was one of 11 top-performing technology startups honoured with a Stellantis Ventures Award in 2023, and is the first company in the world to have recently commercialized a sodium-ion technology in an electrified product. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

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Drivers want a safe, affordable and comfortable way to get from A to B. Grid Development Two factors are crucial to the expansion of a nationwide grid that can meet the needs of future EV drivers. Better Batteries Since 2021, demand for the lithium that powers EV batteries has oustripped supply.

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