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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

Baua Electric

soils, how the battery metal should be valued by regulators and who ultimately should pay to process it into a form usable by manufacturers. “We’re taking a measured approach to Texas,” said Robert Mintak, Standard’s CEO. But Standard can’t touch that lithium until regulations are set.

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Lucid Gravity SUV unveiled: 440+ miles of range, under $80k, late 2024 production

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The Lucid Gravity will make its public debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Introducing the Lucid Gravity: Redefining the Electric SUV It will also have a 900-volt architecture to enable some of the fastest charging speeds offered by an EV. Lucid expects the starting price to be under $80,000.

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Toyota reveals electric bZ compact SUV concept

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Revealed at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the bZ Concept joins the Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan revealed last month and bZ4X electric SUV due on-sale in Australia in 2023. Toyota bZ Concept compact SUV at the 2022 LA Auto Show. Toyota bZ Concept compact SUV at the 2022 LA Auto Show.

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Kia unveils Optima Hybrid sedan at LA Auto Show

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Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The electric motor switches into hybrid operation and serves as both a secondary engine (during full acceleration and hill-climbing) and a generator to recharge the battery pack as necessary.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

Green Car Congress

ARPA-E’s RANGE program seeks to improve EV driving range and reduce vehicle costs by re-envisioning the total EV battery system, rather than working to increase the energy density of individual battery cells. Advanced Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries. Air Battery. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs.

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Mitsubishi shows XR-PHEV concept at LA Show

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MMNA) gave the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV ( earlier post ) plug-in hybrid its North American debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. It chooses the one best-suited for that particular driving condition, taking onto consideration the remaining battery charge level within the main-drive lithium-ion battery pack.