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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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T&E used publicly available information to assess the 50 gigafactories announced in Europe based on their finance and permits, whether they had secured a location, and the companies’ links to the US. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 TWh—is at a high or medium risk of being disrupted or lost.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

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As Fiat has just launched its 500e in the US , some EV versions of these vehicles could be on their way stateside. The first new model will be revealed in July, with the company planning to launch a new vehicle every year until 2027. All photos courtesy of Fiat/Stellantis Charge your electric vehicle at home using rooftop solar panels.

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Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

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billion to the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, one of the world’s largest greenfield lithium projects. The project remains subject to receiving all relevant approvals, permits and licences and ongoing engagement with local communities, the Government of Serbia and civil society. Rio Tinto has committed $2.4 Earlier post.)

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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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A large number of many tiny emissions from houses and vehicles represent collectively a large, diffuse source of pollution, in particular in cities. While air quality data are publicly available from both national and European data providers, these data do not provide information concerning the various sources of pollution.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. This means that the reserves of lithium that are realistically available and could be supplied by Uyuni to the world are 140 million tonnes of lithium. million tons, respectively. million tons and 2.6

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Pre-series-production eActros 300 Tractor drives 3,000 km from Germany to Turkey for testing

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Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip. Two eActros as two and three-axle vehicles—in series production since the end of 2021—accompanied the eActros 300 Tractor along the entire route.

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