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A123 Systems to supply 20MW of Li-ion storage systems to AES Gener for spinning reserve project in Chile

Green Car Congress

AES Gener has ordered 20MW of A123’s advanced Li-ion energy storage solutions for a spinning reserve project in Northern Chile. The project expands the relationship between A123 and AES Energy Storage and is AES’ second in Chile to use A123 energy storage technology.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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Raw materials extraction and transformation were based on data for the average production of lithium carbonate from brine (Chile) and lithium carbonate from spodumene (Australia). Further, due to the variation in the power grid mix from one country to another, the benefits of the EV varies significantly based on that grid mix.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

Baua Electric

Although cruises also leave from Chile, Australia and New Zealand, Ushuaias location, only about 600 miles from the tip of Antarctic Peninsula on the island of Tierra del Fuego, explains why it accounts for 90 percent of departures. Much of the island, which is today split between Argentina and Chile, remains a wilderness.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric NZ

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. Because New Zealand has such a clean power grid, charging electric vehicles here in NZ is an eco-friendly option. THE BOTTOM LINE. Lithium is abundant on five continents.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric NZ

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. Because New Zealand has such a clean power grid, charging electric vehicles here in NZ is an eco-friendly option. THE BOTTOM LINE. Lithium is abundant on five continents.