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The Importance of Recycling and Repurposing EV Batteries

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Usage Patterns: High-speed driving and frequent fast charging can shorten battery life. Climate: Extreme temperatures can degrade battery performance. Charging Habits: Practices like not consistently charging to full capacity can help prolong battery life.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Idaho National Laboratory.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

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Charged recently spoke with execs from two companies that have partnered to create a comprehensive traceability service called V-Trace, or Verified Traceability Solution. Charged : Traditionally, what kind of traceability services are automakers interested in? I finished my career at PSA being an electric vehicle project manager.

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