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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

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Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.

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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently.

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Never Recharge Your Consumer Electronics Again?

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And before I start, I just wanted to tell you that you can get the latest coverage of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. They eat up battery life requiring frequent battery changes or charging. Fili: Yeah.

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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As she drives her electric vehicle to her mother’s house, Monique’s battery gauge indicates that it’s time to reenergize. The battery in her EV is a variation on the flow battery , a design in which spent electrolyte is replaced rather than recharged. A battery that mitigates these problems is DARPA’s objective.

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BRANDED CONTENT: Eliminating the worries of battery charging with smart solutions | Autocar Professional

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With plans to position itself as both a charging point operator (CPO) and manufacturer, Tritan EV dock is on a mission to grow India’s EV charging network and mobility of e2W and e3W with swappable battery solutions by 2025. Our top priority is to connect existing EV owners and EV Charging Stations.

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MIT team reexamines rates of Li-ion cost decline

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The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used for phones, laptops, and cars has fallen significantly over the last three decades, and has been a major driver of the rapid growth of those technologies. Trancik (2021) “Re-examining rates of lithium-ion battery technology improvement and cost decline” Energy Environ.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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rechargeable battery?technology?that Their goal is to significantly improve electrical energy storage capacity by developing a novel assembly for batteries and facilitate progress toward 100% renewable energy sources. Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc. is developing a?rechargeable technology?that the cost of energy storage?by

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