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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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Two of the biggest challenges in the industry of electric vehicles are the price of battery materials and what happens with batteries when they are at the end of their useable lives. This is achieved through a mix of solar energy installed at the facility and green energy purchased from the grid. Late last month, the U.S.

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ifo Institute study projects ban on combustion engines in 2030 would affect 600K jobs in German manufacturing

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million new electric vehicles would have to be purchased to compensate for the otherwise newly registered vehicles with combustion engines. This would result in an increase in average electricity prices of around 0.5%, according to the forecast.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cantwell said that cap-and-trade had been discredited by the Wall Street crisis, the Enron scandal and the rocky start to a carbon credits trading system in Europe that has been subject to dizzying price fluctuations and widespread fraud. If they don’t have enough allowances to cover their emissions they must purchase more or face a penalty.

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