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BrineMine Project at KIT: responsible extraction of energy, raw materials, and drinking water from geothermal wells

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According to statistics from the World Bank, thousands of tons of valuable minerals are imported from the South American country every year, including raw materials for lithium-ion batteries. —Professor Thomas Kohl from KIT’s Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW).

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Trane bringing electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to US

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The E-200’s plug-and-play solution requires no road compressor or drive kit to function. In EMEA, the unit is now available with an optional lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack to power the unit and maintain temperature when a vehicle is idling or turned off. F, an can be used for both engine-powered or all-electric fleets.

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Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Licular leading €17M LIBinfinity project for battery recycling

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Mercedes-Benz’ battery recycling subsidiary Licular GmbH—founded in 2021—is heading the consortium for LIBinfinity , a €17-million battery-recycling project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The objective is to transfer the process from the lab to an industry-relevant scale.

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BASF to invest three-digit million Euros on advanced automotive battery activities over next 5 years

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These include the company’s own R&D programs devoted to optimizing lithium-ion technology and developing completely new battery concepts, and cooperations with its partners, for example in the research network Electrochemistry and Batteries.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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Delivering the bZ4X’s range is a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery. There’s also dual-zone climate, a 12.3-inch EV Central plugged in to find out. 2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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The Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE has a well-stocked cabin That $4200 premium goes into the EV tech, not the equipment list, so you can expect the same level of kit you’ll find in the ICE-powered equivalents. But unlike in an EV, they can call on more than just the battery for their power. litre, three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof. meters (6.5 mi) of additional range per year.

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