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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

Now, the company is broadening its supplier base and additionally sourcing lithium from Argentina, where the raw material is obtained from brine from salt lakes. View of the salt lake Salar del Hombre Muerto in northern Argentina. In this way, the company creates complete transparency over the origin and mining methods of the material.

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A Tesla Model X and Model 3 just drove the length of the Americas

Teslarati

A group of documentarians has just driven the entire length of the Americas in a Tesla Model X and a Tesla Model 3, traveling from Alaska to the Southern most point of Argentina. Electric Americas is a project that groups together some of my favorite things; Tesla vehicles, extreme sports, and documentaries.

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Electric race car travels from Alaska to Argentina

Green Cars News

An electric sports car has completed an epic journey from the outskirts Arctic Circle to the southern most tip of South America. The 400bhp twin-motor SRZero sportscar is a fully electric car with a driving range of [.]. Tags: Electric cars Alaska Racing Green Endurance South America SRZero.

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2 Teslas, the Pan-American Highway, and an extreme adventure

Teslarati

Driving an electric vehicle down the Pan-American Highway is no easy feat but a team in two Teslas is doing just that. This is literally true for Electric Americas Foundation founder, Martin Canabal. I interviewed Martin for CleanTechnica earlier this summer just after he started his trip from Alaska. Credit: Electric Americas.

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VIDEO: Racing Green: The Ultimate Electric Car Expedition, Airs January 1

All Cars Electric

To drive the 16,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in an electric car. Back in 2009 we were approached by a press representative for Racing Green Endurance, a team of 20-something post-graduate engineers from Imperial College London. We didn't hear from them again until June this year, when we met up with them in London.

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16,000 Miles in an Electric Car? Mission Accomplished

All Cars Electric

A team of intrepid engineers turned explorers have just finished an epic road-trip from Chena Hot Springs Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina.