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Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

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A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years. —Ferg et al. Schuldt, J. 2019.03.063.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is no sweat to restart, so the temptation to zip through a red traffic light, menacing people as you do so, is removed. As your correspondent waits at a light, a fit pedal cyclist pulls up beside her. Every big carmaker seems to be developing one, and governments are vying with each other to support them. “What is it?

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The DRC’s cost competitiveness comes from its relatively cheap access to land and low engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, cost compared to the US, Poland and China. This is due to the DRC’s proximity to cathode raw materials and heavy reliance on hydroelectric power plants. Adesina.

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