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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Our new technology could help to drive down the cost of biofuels so that they eventually replace fossil fuels in transport and aviation—a much happier situation for the environment and one we are all working towards. —Professor Andrew Livingston of Imperial’s Department of Chemical Engineering.

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BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

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China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. While both countries are leaders in battery and components manufacturing, they do not have the same influence in raw materials refining and mining as China.

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BYD Europe aims to beat Tesla & big EU automakers

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature] BYD Europe’s goals come at a time when the EU is wary of cheap Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). Research from Transport & Environment stated that a quarter of all EV sales this year will be China-made cars.

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New smelting reduction process to recover Co, Ni, Mn, and Li simultaneously from Li-ion batteries

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A team from metals research institute SWERIM in Sweden reports on a smelting reduction process to recover cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium simultaneously from spent Li-ion batteries. A paper on their work is published in the Journal of Power Sources. —Hu et al. —Hu et al. 2020.228936.

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

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kWh lithium-ion battery pack. At the car’s production launch, Volkswagen will announce final driving range data of the production version, which it expects to be “significantly improved” with the battery technology to be used in the future. On average, 45.8% drive less than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and 16.2%

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Induction ovens with big batteries solve lots of problems

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But a new breed of these stoves includes huge batteries, which opens up new opportunities by only requiring a 120V outlet, offering 40-sec water boiling, backup power to other appliances like the refrigerator, and even IRA tax rebates. Why add a battery to an Induction oven? But there are some other uses. LCD interface.

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Tesla Semi will be incredibly affordable with US’ revamped EV tax credit

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Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. Battery costs are declining quickly, but even Tesla still lists its 300-mile Semi variant with an estimated starting price of $150,000. I really expect Tesla to raise prices on the Semi, its too cheap at this point.