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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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The salt lakes in the border region between Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are home to roughly half the world’s lithium reserves. Based on its current market forecast, the BMW Group expects at least 50% of its global sales to come from fully-electric vehicles in 2030.

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Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

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that will be capable of housing a fully-electric fleet of 120 buses and charging infrastructure, as part of the MBTA’s broader plans to design facilities to serve a zero-emissions e-bus fleets. Enel is a multinational power company and a leading integrated player in the global power, gas and renewables markets.

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, presented its electric strategy which, until the beginning of 2021, includes six electric and plug-in hybrid models. The goal for forthcoming years is to step up the company’s globalization. The CUPRA Leon and the CUPRA Formentor will also have a plug-in hybrid variant.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

Charged EVs

AMPECO has a global footprint—it has offices in England and France, and is rapidly expanding in the US—but I confess I was a bit surprised to find out how knowledgeable and insightful CEO Orlin Radev and Chief Revenue Officer Stefan Ivanov turned out to be about the global EV charging industry.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A – Charged EVs

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AMPECO has a global footprint—it has offices in England and France, and is rapidly expanding in the US—but I confess I was a bit surprised to find out how knowledgeable and insightful CEO Orlin Radev and Chief Revenue Officer Stefan Ivanov turned out to be about the global EV charging industry.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

You also must consider the electricity that charges the vehicle. In 2019, 63 percent of global electricity was produced from fossil-fuel sources, the exact nature of which varies substantially among regions. And only 3 percent of the new vehicles sold were fully electric. Number of EVs on the road in China in 2021.