CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The push to make less expensive electric cars for American drivers is spurring intense competition to lower manufacturing costs. The post Will US Automakers Build Affordable Electric Cars Before China Does? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Affordable China Building Electric Cars 133

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APRIL 28, 2021

a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, announced a joint venture to build up to 100 hydrogen hubs across the United States and globally. As a non-combustion process, there is no ash, no slag, build up, or hotspots in the equipment. Raven SR , a renewable fuels company, and Hyzon Motors Inc.,

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Waste Hydrogen Building Motor 459

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. Ford is now commited to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US. Ford will invest $3.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The partnership between Honda and GM to build affordable electric cars has been cancelled for reasons that are not entirely clear.

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Low Cost Honda GM Building 117

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Emerson will deliver advanced automation technologies, software and products to enable BayoTech to build hundreds of hydrogen units. BayoTech’s patented technology requires less feedstock, which means fewer carbon emissions and less cost to produce hydrogen than traditional reformers, the company says.

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Low Cost Hydrogen Production Albuquerque 406

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MAY 11, 2023

The partnership will bolster the professional societies’ shared interest in supporting industry in the adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier for industrial and commercial applications that will form a vital part of the road to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hydrogen Global Building Netherlands 218

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JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition, by building EVs on the DRIVE Hyperion qualified sensor set, Foxconn will speed up its time-to-market and time-to- cost strategies. The partnership with Foxconn will allow NVIDIA to scale its efforts and meet growing industry demand as more transportation leaders select DRIVE Orin for intelligent vehicles.

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Building Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric 218

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JULY 20, 2019

Haldor Topsoe will build a 10 kg/hour methanol plant to demonstrate the company’s electrified and extremely compact eSMR Methanol technology for cost-competitive production of sustainable methanol from biogas. synthesis gas (syngas), an essential building block in production of polymers and chemicals. Heating principles. (A)

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JULY 1, 2022

The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen 7% year on year, and fixed-axis solar has jumped 14%, according to the latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. The latter cost at $74 and $81 per MWh, respectively.

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Cost Of Renewable Wind Egypt 210

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JUNE 26, 2023

The Saudi advantage lies in relatively low reagent costs and government incentives like tax, land, and capital support, said Benchmark consultant Ahmed Mehdi. March 2023: Novonix announced a joint venture deal to build a 30,000 tonne capacity graphite anode materials facility with TAQAT Development, a Saudi energy company.

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EVolution

APRIL 29, 2024

With the growing importance of EV infrastructure in apartment buildings, the government has taken steps to address the issue. The amendment mandates that new Class 2 Buildings (apartment blocks or buildings containing two or more sole-occupancy units) must be capable of charging EVs in all parking spots by October 2023.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

The German government is topping up the funding for private charging stations for electric cars in residential buildings by a further €300 million (US$349 million). If the total costs of the project fall below the grant amount, no funding will be granted. The grant is a flat rate of €900 per charging point.

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Building Germany Charging Grant 321

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JUNE 7, 2021

The intent is to help manufacturers not only access EV-specific services but also launch new models more quickly at a competitive cost. It will build on Foxconn’s recently-established MIH industry alliance , an open network that enables developers and manufacturers to offer a complete software and hardware platform to build electric cars.

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Thailand Building Automobile Gas-Electric 334

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The new VersiCharge XL concept was created to electrify new or existing parking lots and building structures quickly and efficiently by using a modular, scalable design made in partnership with Nexii Building Solutions (Nexii) using their proprietary, sustainable building material with low carbon footprint.

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South Carolina Charging Concept Fleet 243

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Roskill reports that prices for Chinese graphite continue to rise as producers contend with increasing electricity costs and supply disruption caused by limits on energy consumption. Prices could rise higher in Q4 if producers aren’t able to build up stocks now, ahead of typical winter closures.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Incorporating energy efficiency measures can reduce the amount of storage needed to power the nation’s buildings entirely with renewable energy, according to analysis conducted by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). —Sammy Houssainy, co-author.

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Building El Paso Energy Tampa 186

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AUGUST 30, 2021

TR, which is an elimination system for volatile Organic compounds (VOC) and is the most efficient, cost-effective method of air purification. Designed as a U-turn layout, the modular ovens are located outside so the car bodies can leave the building, go through the ovens, and then return indoors.

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Mexico Ford Building Installation 418

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JULY 19, 2023

Bollinger Motors has begun building design validation pilots of its B4 all-electric Class 4 chassis cabs for testing and demonstration. The Bollinger B4 will be eligible nationwide for a federal purchasing incentive of 30% of the cost of the vehicle, up to a total $40,000, through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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All-Electric Building Motor Motors 150

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Low Cost Renewable Production Building 220

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Loop Energy said that this new product can achieve fuel-cost parity with diesel by up to eight years earlier than previously possible. The 120 kW fuel cell system, the S1200, builds on Loop Energy’s existing technology to provide an additional efficiency gain of 20% when it generates electricity.

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Fuel Diesel Hydrogen Commercial 243

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

DOE also released two companion ESGC reports: the 2020 Grid Energy Storage Technology Cost and Performance Assessment and the Energy Storage Market Report 2020. kWh levelized cost of storage for long-duration stationary applications, a 90% reduction from 2020 baseline costs by 2030.

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MARCH 16, 2022

If you use coal in your production, you embed a fair amount of CO 2 into your battery, but if we use clean energy, we can build a very sustainable product. It matters how we produce a battery cell. Access to German industrial competence and automotive expertise will provide additional opportunities.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Canda-based Lion Electric, a manufacturer of all-electric trucks and buses, is building a battery manufacturing plant and innovation center in Québec. The factory is planned to begin operations in early 2023 and will produce battery packs and modules made from Lithium-ion cells.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Mangrove Lithium, the developer of a platform for the cost-effective production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate from diverse input streams and assets, closed a $10-million Series A investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with participation from existing investor BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice (BDC).

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MARCH 26, 2023

SK On will partner with Korea’s largest cathode material company EcoPro, and Chinese battery materials producer GEM to build a battery core material production facility in Saemangeum, South Korea. Precursors are key raw materials that account for more than 65% to 70% of the cost of cathode materials.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford (F) assembled a “super-talented skunk works team” to build a low-cost EV platform. Ford is “secretly” developing a low-cost EV platform Following Tuesday’s Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings results, Farley explained that Ford is adjusting its capital while switching gears to focus on smaller EVs. billion this year.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide. ( interactive Efficient Building: An energy?efficient efficient building that uses smart technologies and on?site

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The Driven EV News

MARCH 25, 2024

Ford is reportedly investigating the possibility of reopening its Chennai factory in India, with speculation it is looking to build an EV platform for local and overseas markets. The post Ford reportedly eyeing India factory reopening to deliver low-cost EV plans appeared first on The Driven.

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Low Cost India Ford Building 81

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

The facility will build on more than a decade of advanced battery development at GM Research and Development. GM will also use the facility to integrate the work of GM-affiliated battery innovators, helping the company to reach its stated goal of at least 60% lower battery costs with the next generation of Ultium.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Reports out of Germany indicate Tesla intends to build a less expensive car there that uses high pressures castings to reduce costs.

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Driivz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Installing and operating EV charging stations offers businesses and owners of commercial and industrial buildings a winning proposition. Building owners can work with a charge point operator or EV service provider to install and manage the EV chargers. How does smart EV charging and energy management work to create cost savings?

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Energy Building Charging Grid 52

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APRIL 22, 2021

Universal Hydrogen is building a fuel distribution network that connects hydrogen production directly to the airplane using modular capsules that are transported using the existing freight network, avoiding the need for costly new pipelines, storage facilities, and fuel trucks. Universal Hydrogen modular capsule.

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Hydrogen Universal Commercial Building 397

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. The competitiveness of the Eramet DLE process ranks it in the first quartile of the cash cost curve of the lithium industry (cash cost of c.$3,500/t

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JULY 28, 2019

Stora Enso is investing €10 million to build a pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials based on lignin. Lignin is one of the main building blocks of a tree. With the pilot facility we will continue to build on our long-term work in extracting lignin from biomass to create more value from it.

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Carbon Building Finland Energy Storage 359

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced an approximately $150-million cost-shared award with American Centrifuge Operating (ACO), a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp, to demonstrate the ability to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)—a crucial material needed to develop and deploy advanced reactors in the United States.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Amprius Technologies, the developer of the next-generation lithium-ion battery Silicon Anode Platform, announced that it and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) mutually agreed to end the negotiation of a previously announced cost-shared demonstration project. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2021

As buzz around synthetic fuels builds, the Europe-focused environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E) cautions that vehicles burning these supposedly greener fuels may cause more carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions than battery-powered vehicles, and cost more as well.

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