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NIO takes hardline approach on vlogger with legal action

Teslarati

Similar to fellow EV maker Tesla, which has taken a hardline approach to inaccurate reports, NIO has taken the legal route to counter misinformation that has reportedly harmed the company. NIO also noted that the prices for China mentioned by the vlogger included the cost of the ES8’s battery, while the prices listed for Norway did not.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Source: BNEF.

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Chevy Bolt EV owners may get up to $1,400 for battery recall

Baua Electric

That was considered an early settlement amount and required signing a legal release. But it doesn’t exclude drivers who already got a new battery. GM said that it would replace all battery modules in 2017-2019 Bolt EVs. product to use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells on that platform.

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Daimler Trucks unveils Mercedes-Benz fuel-cell concept truck, previews long-haul battery-electric truck; electrification strategy

Green Car Congress

Daimler Trucks also presented for the first time a preview of a purely battery-powered long-haul truck, the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul, which is designed to cover regular journeys on routes that can be planned in an energy-efficient manner. Its range on one battery charge will be approximately 500 kilometers. ePowertrain.

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CES: Mercedes-Benz "Avatar" concept looks ahead to more environmentally responsible batteries

Green Car Reports

Rare-earth metals drive up the cost of electric-car production and take a larger toll on environments when not responsibly or legally mined. Now, Mercedes-Benz says it has a graphene-organic cell chemistry battery that could eliminate the need for.

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MIT study attributes > 50% of Li-ion rapid cost decline to investment in materials & chemistry R&D

Green Car Congress

The cost of Li-ion batteries has plunged some 97% since their introduction three decades ago—a rate similar to the drop in solar panel prices. Their work suggests that there is still considerable room for further improvement in electrochemical battery technologies, she says. —Jessika Trancik.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? But then Exxon dropped it.