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EV Battery Swapping Takes Over Africa, Is US Next?

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A new, eye-catching EV battery swapping station from the firm Spiro levels up rider services and sets the table for rapid global expansion. The post EV Battery Swapping Takes Over Africa, Is US Next? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries. The partnership is the first in Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to create new circular economy business models for its vehicle batteries.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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Recycling w/o 2nd” indicates retired batteries that are directly recycled without a second life as energy storage systems (ESSs). Monotonic growth in global demand for critical metals to 2050 is the most prevalent trend. NMC/NCA scenario illustrates that the market share of NMC/NCA will increase to 100% by 2050.

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Benchmark: Saudi Arabia is building an EV battery supply chain

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Saudi Arabia’s ambitions for an EV supply chain are part of the diversification of the national economy away from oil, a project guided by the government’s Vision 2030 reform plan announced in 2016. It will supply EV and energy storage systems (ESS) markets in the Middle East and North Africa region. Earlier post.)

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CATL and TES join forces to deliver after-sales services on battery products

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This initial agreement will see TES Sustainable Battery Solutions service CATL’s clients, who use its energy storage solutions in 12 countries within Asia-Pacific (APAC). TES Sustainable Battery Solutions has already started supporting CATL in the collection and recycling of batteries in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and APAC.

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Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

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The VRP won’t have any waste streams and will set a new precedent for circular economy practices in metals processing. It is becoming recognized as a significant addition to new lithium-ion chemistries used in electric vehicles as well as in VRFBs used for long duration energy storage solutions from renewable sources.

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World Bank Group: mineral production to soar as demand for clean energy increases

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A new World Bank Group report finds that the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, could increase by nearly 500% by 2050, to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies. Source: “Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition”.

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