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CATL warrants its new EV battery to last for a million miles or 15 years – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Chinese battery supplier CATL and bus maker Yutong have partnered to launch an EV battery that’s warranted to last 1.5 Yutong’s buses are sold in over 40 countries, including Italy, France, the UK, Spain and Qatar. There’s more: in January, CATL said it would reduce the cost of LFP battery cells by 50% by the middle of this year.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

Green Car Congress

The largest six VC/PE new equity deals of 2018 so far have all involved Chinese electric vehicle firms, including the two mentioned above during 3Q. The three biggest renewable energy asset financings in the quarter were the 860MW Triton Knoll project in UK waters at an investment cost of $2.6 In 3Q, Chinese solar investment was $14.2

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CAP-XX introduces supercap modules to support batteries in stop-start applications

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The company says that the cost of a 14V, 6-cell supercapacitor module for stop-start would be around US$60. CAP-XX estimates its module would cost approximately US$60 in mass production, and is already in negotiations with a leading Chinese automotive component company to commercialize the technology in China. Source: CAP-XX.

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Quantum Randomness Now Boosts Everyday Security

Cars That Think

Chinese tech giant Alibaba recently published research on a quantum random number generator (QRNG) platform that it has been using to enhance the security of its cloud as well as financial services like Alipay and Ant Financial. Whether your average smartphone user needs the extra security provided by a QRNG is debatable.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Spain has set a goal of 250,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2014. Between 2009 and 2011, Chinese buyers purchased 13,000 EVs and PHEVs—more than U.S. All three regions have established targets for EV registrations.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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This has been due to two factors: the decline in upfront costs of the vehicles—driven by falling battery prices—and changes in predominant duty cycles of vehicles sold in developed economies (Europe, US). The year also saw the largest single solar park ever funded, the 2GW Al Dhafrah in the United Arab Emirates, at a cost of $1.1

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