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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. His third, lithium iron phosphate, is now one of the most popular battery chemistries in the automotive industry. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S.

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Tesla considers acquiring Sigma Lithium

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Tesla already produces its own battery cells, and with an upcoming lithium refining facility in Corpus Christi , Texas, raw lithium from Sigma’s operation in Brazil could help the automaker continue to tame battery costs. It remains unclear if other automakers will follow in Tesla’s footsteps.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q4 and Full Year 2022 earnings call

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Both Gigafactory Texas and Giga Berlin were able to achieve a production of 3,000 Model Y per week. These could then reduce its costs through the continuous improvements of its vehicles. 17:10 CT – Pierre Ferragu from New Street Research asked how much time Tesla needs to get to 36K in Texas and Berlin. million forecast.

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PNNL team develops higher-strength, lower-cost titanium alloy aimed at improving vehicle fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions

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However, wide scale adoption of β-titanium alloys in transportation applications has been limited due to its high cost. The cost of β-titanium alloys can be lowered by replacing the expensive β stabilizers such as Mo, Cr and V (in full or in part) by low cost Fe such as the case in Ti–1Al–8V–5Fe (Ti-185) alloy introduced in 1960s.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings call summary

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We have a clear runway for improving the cost of the Megapack,” Musk said. Elon comments on the “extremely deceptive” media coverage of the Texas crash. According to Lars Moravy, VP of Vehicle Engineering, Tesla is working with Texas authorities about the high-profile, tragic accident. 15:30 PT – Analyst questions start.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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RWD has advantages for handling and roadholding, and reduces the cost of single-motor base models by eliminating costly constant-velocity joints for powered front wheels. First sales this fall will be limited to 10 ZEV states, plus Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. Electronic features galore.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Sterling will bring a unique perspective to the Board, and expand the diversity of the Board to Texas. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.