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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

Green Car Congress

The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors.

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Allkem and Livent to merge to create $10.6B lithium producer, one of world’s largest

Green Car Congress

The merger will create a leading global lithium chemicals producer that will target large automotive companies and look to accelerate supply growth in Canada and Argentina. Livent has nearly eight decades of experience producing a diverse range of lithium chemicals for energy storage and other specialty applications.

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DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

Green Car Congress

While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified over time, as more than 20% of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions featuring batteries or other energy storage technologies, according to the paper. LNG engines currently being produced cover a broad range of power outputs.

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Rough road for EV industry

Green Car Congress

As the price of EV batteries continues to skyrocket , major automakers ranging from Ford and GM to BMW and Volkswagen are shoring up supply chain strategies. Mexico is also pushing for a coalition with Bolivia, Chile and Argentina to create a lithium version of OPEC, which would control more than half of the world’s lithium resources.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

You have enough electricity to power all the cars in the country if you stop refining oil Refining oil takes a huge amount of energy and generates even more pollution What about Lithium mining? Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. So what about the lithium used in EV batteries?

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. million tons), Argentina (2 million tons) and China (1 million tons). Vehicle body and other car parts.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. million tons), Argentina (2 million tons) and China (1 million tons). Vehicle body and other car parts.