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Roskill: surge in electrodeposited copper foil projects to meet projected EV demand

Green Car Congress

The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs. Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year.

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