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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

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Thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive, traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry. Traceability is a topic we’re beginning to hear a lot about in the EV industry.

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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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Although Nigeria has reduced flare gas emissions by 28% from 2000 levels, the country’s oil industry still wastes 15bcm of natural gas every year. Elsewhere in West Africa, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and Cameroon collectively waste about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year. Expand access to financing.

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Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Musk laughs a bit, adding that building factories is pretty hard. In Tesla land, it takes longer to build the factory than to reach high volume production,” Musk said. Elon also adds that Tesla’s factory safety has improved to about 18% above the industry standard. “The ‘Model 2’ is not a car,” Elon said.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

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This can be accomplished by building upon the above EV and ICE vehicle policy recommendations, coupled with 100 percent methane capture, retiring all coal-fired electric generation as well as converting the US electric grid with 80 percent clean energy by 2030. Consumer subsidies, industry incentives or both?

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US releases signed MOU with Congo and Zambia to strengthen EV battery value chain

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Through this MOU, the United States will support the commitment between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to develop jointly a supply chain for electric vehicle batteries. Zambia is the world’s sixth-largest copper producer, and the second largest cobalt producer in Africa.

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BMW Group, BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics launch cross-industry project to support sustainable cobalt mining

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As part of a cross-industry initiative, the BMW Group, BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics have launched a joint cobalt pilot project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cobalt is a key component in the production of batteries for the automotive and electronics industries.

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

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For example, two-thirds of all cobalt production happens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In the DRC, this would mean building processing plants and refineries that would add value and, potentially, jobs within the country. Brazilian mine. Agência Brasil/José Cruz. Source: UN.

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