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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

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Honda to purchase 123 GWh of batteries from CATL for EVs in China from 2024 through 2030

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Leading China-based battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., announced that from 2024 through 2030, Honda will purchase 123 GWh of batteries for pure electric vehicles in China from CATL. Limited (CATL) and Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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CN purchases Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive

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CN has purchased Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotive ( earlier post ). CN’s Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad (B&LE) Company received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help with the purchase of the battery-electric locomotive.

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Moscow to purchase another 1000 electric buses in 2023

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At the beginning of 2023, Moscow will announce an auction for the purchase of another 1,000 electric buses. The upgraded e-buses have modernized batteries that help to ride 80 km without charging—60% more than before. In January we will issue an auction for the purchase of 1000 electric buses in 2023-2024. Earlier post.).

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Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

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Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad.

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Lightning eMotors signs two-year agreement to purchase 175 MWh of CATL batteries

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Lightning eMotors reached a two-year agreement to purchase 175 MWh of CATL batteries. Having several battery size and shape options enables Lightning to address a variety of use cases and better meet customer requirements. The agreement with CATL distributor Coulomb Solutions, Inc.

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King County Metro to purchase up to 120 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer

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King County Metro (Metro)—the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle—has agreed to purchase 40 sixty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer, with plans to order an additional 80 battery-electric buses in the coming year.

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