Batteries, Battery, Grid and Study

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. of peak charge capacity. —Weller et al.

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Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium

EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand – study

Electrek

JANUARY 18, 2023

EV batteries alone could support the grid in the short term as the world transitions to renewables, according to new research published yesterday. more… The post EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand – study appeared first on Electrek.

Grid

Grid Batteries Battery Renewable

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. This study uses recent data on industrial-scale battery production and considers regional battery supply chains.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

Sodium

Sodium Energy Batteries Battery

Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance.

Hawaii

Hawaii Grid Batteries Battery

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

They also found that the benefits of electrification remain significant with increased battery size, reduced BEV lifetime, and across a variety of drive cycles and decarbonization scenarios. This is an important study to inform and encourage climate action. —Woody et al.

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Light Gas Ford Vehicles

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). The Postal Service has not commented on the U-M study. Earlier post.). Woody et al. The USPS estimate was 10.3

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District of Columbia Fleet Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric

Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

A crucial aspect of electrified transportation is new demand for metals, and specifically the most non-replaceable metal for EV batteries—lithium. Even if the car-centricity of the US transportation system continues, limiting the size of EV batteries alone can cut lithium demand by as much as 42%.

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Batteries Battery Vehicles Cars

Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

Grid

Grid Power Powered Tesla

PNNL team develops electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion battery with extended longevity

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2022

Cheap and abundant, sodium is a promising candidate for new battery technology. However, the limited performance of sodium-ion batteries has hindered large-scale application. Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) have attracted worldwide attention for next-generation energy storage systems. A paper on the work appears in Nature Energy.

Sodium

Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In a recent analysis, Fraunhofer ISI concludes that battery-electric drives will become established in heavy-duty applications in the commercial vehicle sector and that fuel cells will remain a niche application. The decisive factor for the switch to battery-electric vehicles is the energy cost advantage compared to hydrogen and diesel.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Batteries Battery

PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2020

A new study of the impact of high EV adoption on the Western US power grid by a team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has found that 2028 grid resource adequacy—from generation through transmission—is likely to be sufficient for high EV penetration. Source: PNNL.

Grid

Grid Charging Power Grid California

EVs could provide entire global short-term grid storage needs by 2030, study finds

The Driven EV News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Study finds that just a fraction of EV users using vehicle-to-grid technology could meet world's entire short-term battery capacity needs. The post EVs could provide entire global short-term grid storage needs by 2030, study finds appeared first on The Driven.

Grid

Grid Global Batteries Battery

Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

The open-access paper on the study is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. Along with hydrogen production and use, an energy transition will involve the synchronous upscaling of renewable electricity, batteries, and energy use technologies. Process flow diagram and construction phase boundary. Palmer et al.

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Solar Hydrogen Emissions Production

MIT team studies grid impacts of concentrated highway EV fast charging

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at the MIT Energy Initiative have investigated the grid impacts of scaled up highway fast-charging (HFC) infrastructure by using an operations model of the 2033 Texas power grid with uniquely high spatial and temporal resolution. Transmission network upgrades can also effectively mitigate grid-HFC interactions.

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MIT Grid Charging Energy Storage

SMUD and Japan’s TEPCO partner on vehicle-grid integration technologies

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Japan’s largest electric utility, will collaborate on vehicle-grid integration technologies with the purpose of accelerating transportation electrification and decarbonization. —Tomomichi Seki, Managing Executive Officer of TEPCO.

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Grid Vehicles Sacramento Japan

Argonne researchers find cathode material synthesis a key reason for performance degradation of sodium-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

One of the more promising candidates for batteries beyond the current standard of lithium-ion materials is the sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery. V), a sodium-ion battery can greatly increase the amount of energy that can be stored in a given weight or volume. In addition, when cycled at high voltage (4.5 —Guiliang Xu.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

TenneT and Daimler testing use of automobile battery systems for grid stabilization and recovery

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Transmission system operator TenneT and Daimler AG, through its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, have researched and tested the feasibility of innovative system services in the transmission grid as part of a joint development partnership. These are second-life and replacement batteries.

Automobile

Automobile Grid Batteries Battery

ICCT study assesses infrastructure needed to support near term deployment of zero-emission Class 4-8 vehicles in US

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the near-term charging and refueling infrastructure needs for zero-emission Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) at the national and sub-national levels. The paper provides state- and county-level data on projected charging needs.

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Emissions Hydrogen Vehicles Charging

SLAC, Stanford researchers use cryo-EM to make first high-res images of wet SEI of Li-ion battery

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2022

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) and Stanford University have made the first clear, detailed images of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer in the wet environment of a working Li-ion battery by using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). —Zhang et al.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Grid

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

In most cases the existing technology grid can accommodate truck charging at depots. That perception is shifting, and our research suggests that certain short-haul operations can be electrified today with relatively low-power depot charging that won’t overwhelm the grid. 100 kW/vehicle) for the fleets studied.

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Charging Fleet Grid Electric

Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

Keliber, a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, has analyzed the CO 2 emissions generated by its future production using two studies. Keliber plans to begin production in 2024. Electricity accounts for 17% and diesel used in the mine for 9%.

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Carbon Chile Australia Emissions

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

Honda is conducting research with Ohio-based electric utility American Electric Power to develop a network of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries that could be integrated into AEP’s electricity system. Storing additional power in used EV batteries can help utilities meet demand by using renewable energy resources.

Honda

Honda Power Powered Batteries

Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Low Cost Hydrogen Solar Japan

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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China Energy Indonesia Power Grid

LowCVP LCA study finds matching battery size with vehicle use is crucial for the environment

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

For electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles the carbon intensity of the power grid is also a key factor in terms of the vehicle’s full life cycle emissions. However, if a race for bigger and bigger batteries is left unchecked, EVs doing low mileages could undermine some of the potential benefits, the report finds. Source: Ricardo, LowCVP.

Environment

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Study dispels myth that electric cars pollute as much as gas-powered cars due to ‘dirty’ grid

Electrek

JULY 21, 2021

A new study dispels the persistent myth that electric cars pollute just as much as gas-powered cars because they charge on a “dirty” electric grid, and mining for battery materials is polluting.

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Pollution Gas-Electric Grid Gas

NREL review explores potential value of EV managed charging for realizing effective vehicle-grid integration

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Their findings, published in Energy & Environmental Science , provide a comprehensive look at how EVs and the grid could work together as the electric and transportation sectors become intertwined. Managed charging can be a tremendous resource for the grid but there are trade-offs to solutions at different levels of commercial readiness.

Grid

Grid Charging Vehicles Renewable

Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. In the U.S., 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars.

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Batteries Battery Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

Deloitte: interest in hybrid vehicles still significantly outpacing full battery-electrics

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

As global auto manufacturers continue to invest in electrified vehicle (EV) production, internal combustion engine (ICE) powertrains dominate future US intentions, with 69% of US consumers looking to retain the technology for their next vehicle, according to Deloitte’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study report.

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Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. A new study by Charles J. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013.

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Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As dealerships embrace electrification to maintain competitiveness , it’s crucial to also explore the benefits of integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS). Discover key insights into incorporating battery storage for your dealership’s sustainable energy storage. What are battery energy storage systems?

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Energy Storage Energy Batteries Battery

NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Muratori noted that might be true in the future, but not necessarily.

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Grid Plug-in Plug Charging

FREYR to collaborate with Honeywell on battery manufacturing, deploying energy storage solutions

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Honeywell and FREYR Battery signed an agreement pursuant to which FREYR will, subject to viability, leverage Honeywell’s leading technology offerings, including integrated automation, field instrumentation and security integration solutions in FREYR’s manufacturing process. —Tom Einar Jensen, FREYR’s Chief Executive Officer.

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Energy Storage Manufacturer Energy Batteries

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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Emissions Engine Diesel Miles

EDF-commissioned GNA study finds current and emerging electric heavy-duty trucks and charging systems capable of meeting most fleet needs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

A study commissioned by EDF and conducted by Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA) has evaluated a year’s worth of heavy-duty truck trips conducted by two national trucking companies: NFI and Schneider. The sixteen scenarios varied traction battery capacities between 300 and 1000 kWh and charging station power from 50 to 800 kW.

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Fleet Charging Grid Energy Storage

New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2024

The results are aligned with what's obvious to anyone who has done bottom-up estimates with realistic perspectives on batteries and hydrogen. The post New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Hydrogen Batteries Battery Climate Change

Study finds Dutch EV drivers would prefer not to participate in V2G with current charging times; opposite true with fast charging

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2021

According to a new study by researchers from Delft University of Technology, in the context of current recharging time, Dutch EV drivers in general prefer not to participate in “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) contracts, while the opposite is true in the context of fast recharging. Also important is the guaranteed minimum battery level.

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Recharge Charging Grid Netherlands

J.D. Power study finds consumer EV consideration in Canada significantly lags US

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2023

Power Canada Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. Growing concerns about affordability and infrastructure (both from charging and electrical grid perspectives), have caused a significant decline in the number of consumers who see themselves in the market for an EV anytime soon. —J.D. —J.D.

Canada

Canada Power Powered Purchase

EVs are “simply better” for environment, even in fossil fuel dominated grids

The Driven EV News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

New study finds that battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) contribute at most half the CO2 emissions of diesel or gasoline cars across their lifespan, regardless of country of operation. The post EVs are “simply better” for environment, even in fossil fuel dominated grids appeared first on The Driven.

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Environment Grid Fuel CO2

SLAC, MIT, TRI researchers advance machine learning to accelerate battery development; insights on fast-charging

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Scientists have made a major advance in harnessing machine learning to accelerate the design for better batteries. He said the results overturn long-held assumptions about how lithium-ion batteries charge and discharge and give researchers a new set of rules for engineering longer-lasting batteries.

MIT

MIT Insight Lithium Ion Charging

ICCT assesses impact of EV battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt; policy implications

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. They note that the the impacts of battery production on electric vehicles’ overall emissions is “an especially complex topic”.

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Manufacturer Emissions Batteries Battery

Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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Universal Hydrogen Energy South Carolina

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

However, few studies have used real-world rideshare trip data in their estimates, or included additional assessments of air pollution and traffic impacts, from the switch. The researchers collected simulated rides provided by three fleets: gasoline-powered, and electric-powered with either 40 kWh or 60 kWh battery packs.

Fleet

Fleet All-Electric Carbon Emissions

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand – study

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

PNNL team develops electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion battery with extended longevity

Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

EVs could provide entire global short-term grid storage needs by 2030, study finds

Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

MIT team studies grid impacts of concentrated highway EV fast charging

SMUD and Japan’s TEPCO partner on vehicle-grid integration technologies

Argonne researchers find cathode material synthesis a key reason for performance degradation of sodium-ion batteries

TenneT and Daimler testing use of automobile battery systems for grid stabilization and recovery

ICCT study assesses infrastructure needed to support near term deployment of zero-emission Class 4-8 vehicles in US

SLAC, Stanford researchers use cryo-EM to make first high-res images of wet SEI of Li-ion battery

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

LowCVP LCA study finds matching battery size with vehicle use is crucial for the environment

Study dispels myth that electric cars pollute as much as gas-powered cars due to ‘dirty’ grid

NREL review explores potential value of EV managed charging for realizing effective vehicle-grid integration

Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Deloitte: interest in hybrid vehicles still significantly outpacing full battery-electrics

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

FREYR to collaborate with Honeywell on battery manufacturing, deploying energy storage solutions

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

EDF-commissioned GNA study finds current and emerging electric heavy-duty trucks and charging systems capable of meeting most fleet needs

New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most

Study finds Dutch EV drivers would prefer not to participate in V2G with current charging times; opposite true with fast charging

J.D. Power study finds consumer EV consideration in Canada significantly lags US

EVs are “simply better” for environment, even in fossil fuel dominated grids

SLAC, MIT, TRI researchers advance machine learning to accelerate battery development; insights on fast-charging

ICCT assesses impact of EV battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt; policy implications

Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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