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Tesla China announces R&D center, shares teaser for Tesla Bot project

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Tesla China has formally announced its newly completed Research and Development (R&D) center in the Gigafactory Shanghai complex. Interestingly enough, Tesla China’s announcement video for its R&D center also included a rather interesting reference to a future product. . We will let it roll recently.

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COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

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by Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group , Co-Chair of the Global Battery Alliance. In China, the Ministry of Commerce recently outlined policy measures which include further consumer support to purchase electric vehicles. Scrap discounts CIF China plummeted by almost 30%, indicating a huge shortage of scrap supply.

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Li-air battery research needs as seen by team from US, China and Korea

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of the theoretical energy content of a fully charged Li?O The catalytic activity of the air electrode materials needs to be re-examined in more stable electrolytes, the team suggested. Fortunately, such energy density accounts only for 14.5% —Lu et al. Li metal electrode. O 2 system. —Lu et al. Batteries'

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Tesla’s cobalt-free battery strategy is making Elon Musk an actual “iron man”

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LFP batteries are not a new innovation, but it has not been used as much in areas outside China. In China, however, LFP batteries command 44% of the EV market. . “We’re looking at different technologies to minimize the use of resources and also we’re looking at optimizing chemistry,” the executive said. .

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Growth of  EVs: New challenge For Supermarkets and Gas stations

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The majority of the petroleum giants and retailers have started to invest in the EV charging sector all over the world. That is because now they see charging stations can be a good business to invest in since they have got the real estate and other facilities required for a changing station. Let us find out.

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MIT/Tsinghua high-rate aluminum yolk-shell nanoparticle anode for Li-ion battery with long cycle life and high capacity

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In an open access paper in the journal Nature Communications , they reported that the Al yolk-shell anode achieved a 10 C charge/discharge rate with reversible capacity exceeding 650 mAh g −1 after 500 cycles, with a 3 mg cm −2 loading. The charge/discharge rate was set at 1 C. The charge/discharge rate was set at 1 C. (b)

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World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

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In 2012 the International Agency for Research on Cancer re-categorized diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans based on evidence that sufficient exposure is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. Earlier post.). Cost benefit. —“Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles”. Minjares, Ray et al.

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