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Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina

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Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood plans to break ground on our Carolina Campus in Q1 2023 and have the first recycling process running by the end of 2023. billion in the local community.

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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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Koreas CTT To Manufacture Electric Vehicles in US

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a South Korea-based manufacturer of low speed electric vehicles (LSVs) plans to build a range of electric vehicles in the US, beginning with its e-Zone and c-Zone low speed electric vehicles. Company officials are considering potential sites in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama and California.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Medical University of South Carolina. of South Carolina). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Electrofuels.

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BMW brand’s first production PHEV: the BMW X5 xDrive40e

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kWh, 96-cell high-voltage Li-ion battery pack, the BMW X5 xDrive40e achieves a combined fuel consumption of 3.4 – 3.3 The third mode that can be activated is the SAVE Battery setting, which allows the driver to save or build up the high-voltage battery’s energy reserves for a later point in time. kWh over the same distance.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. These specifications sound strikingly similar to the electric drive and energy storage system found in the very impressive AC Propulsion eBox electric vehicles which also sport a 5,088 lithium-ion cell battery with 35kWhrs of capacity.

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