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Piedmont Lithium selects Tennessee for second lithium hydroxide project; 30,000 metric tons per year

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Conceptual design of the 30,000 TPY Tennessee Lithium plant. This process eliminates the acid-leaching of spodumene and the production sodium sulfate waste, which will make Tennessee Lithium one of the world’s most sustainable lithium hydroxide operations, according to the company.

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Persistent Expands Its Electric Mobility Venture Building To West Africa, Partners With SolarTaxi

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Ghanaian company SolarTaxi, which was started by Jorge Appiah in 2018, has been making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility product and services company in West Africa. SolarTaxi […].

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners will present their new prototype of an electric four-wheel drive utility vehicle designed for Africa—the aCar — at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. The car is characterized by an unembellished, clear and modern design.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

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In late 2022, I was invited to go to Ghana with a friend researching work by the Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who first made a splash at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. We were going to Ghana to learn about the context of his work and also to understand the emerging contemporary art scene in the country. Mr. Kudjie and Mr.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

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India’s largest battery recycling company Gravita India Ltd is entering into the electric vehicles battery recycling business. But the Gravita India has been identified as one of the potential company to provide technology for lithium-ion batteries recycling and are in an advanced stage with one of the companies based in Europe.

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

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The approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality , which was announced by the company on Monday and is conditional on the posting of a USD 1 million reclamation bond, removes one major hurdle to Piedmont’s plans to tap a large lithium deposit just outside Charlotte. The company has applied for U.S.

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Bajaj Auto begins exporting Qute to Egypt, electric variant in the works | Autocar Professional

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The Bajaj Qute quadricycle, which is designed to be an urban mobility alternative, is powered by a 216cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that develops 13.2hp and 18.9 It is the third category, which comprises a group of new territories and new segments in existing markets, which the company plans to aggressively tap.

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