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Protecting European Auto (& Battery) Jobs — Finally EU Priority

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continued] The post Protecting European Auto (& Battery) Jobs — Finally EU Priority appeared first on CleanTechnica. Lawmakers are right to ensure electric cars are made in the EU — and not only by European companies 2023.

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Teck Resources mulls British Columbia battery recycling plant – ET Auto

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Copper and zinc miner Teck Resources is considering building a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in British Columbia, CEO Jonathan Price said on Tuesday. He declined to estimate the facility’s potential cost, but said the facility would process batteries from roughly 140,000 electric vehicles each year.

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Sweden’s Northvolt commits to invest in EV battery plant in Germany – ET Auto

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Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt said on Wednesday it had committed to go ahead with its planned investment in an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant near Heide, Germany.

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Li-Cycle to cut 17% of staff amid battery recycling growing pains – ET Auto

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Battery recycler Li-Cycle plans to lay off 17% of its staff – including three senior executives – as it pares its ambitious global growth plans in order to save cash and focus on building a crucial processing facility in New York. In all, 60 employees will lose their jobs. Li-Cycle, which plans to record an USD 8.3

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Volkswagen expands Redwood Materials collaboration with consumer battery recycling program

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Starting on 22 April (Earth Day), Volkswagen of America and Redwood Materials will offer consumers a convenient way to recycle rechargeable devices or lithium-ion batteries. If adopted across the industry, battery recycling programs like this could help reduce battery costs as well as the need to mine and ship raw materials.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. Like the MEB today, the SSP will be open to other auto manufacturers.

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USABC awards $2M to Li-ion battery recycling program with American Battery Technology Company

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) is awarding $2 million to lithium-ion (Li-ion) recycling development project , “Strategic Collaboration for the Development of a Self-Sustaining Model for the Recycling of Large-Format Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) Batteries,” with American Battery Technology Company (ABTC).

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