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Tesla says ‘nearly half’ of the vehicles it produced in Q1 equipped LFP batteries

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Currently, LFP batteries are used in most of our standard range vehicle products, as well as commercial energy storage applications. As a result of our energy efficient motors, a Model 3 with an LFP battery pack can still achieve a 267-mile EPA range.”

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Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

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Russia, Madagascar, Ukraine, Norway, Canada, India, and Sri Lanka make up the remaining Top 10 countries that produce graphite. “A US automaker continued building a large plant to manufacture lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries. After China, Brazil and Mozambique are the next largest graphite producers.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

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At Volkswagen’s live-streamed “Power Day” in March —a seeming hat-tip to Tesla’s “Battery Day” spectacle —CEO Herbert Diess set off his own Muskian frenzy by announcing VW would build a half-dozen gigafactories in Europe by 2030, with a total of 240 gigawatt-hours of capacity. VW is already building EV factories in Tennessee and China.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The shorter driving ranges of most EVs are no problem for daily commutes, but range anxiety is real for longer trips, especially in cold weather, which can cut driving ranges substantially due to the energy demand of heating the cabin and lower battery capacity. vehicle-to-grid technologies that exploit the installed base of EV batteries.