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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF has more than doubled its estimates for energy storage deployments from 2025 to 2030 across Europe from previous forecasts.

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BMW i Ventures co-leads investment in circular supply chain company Cyclic Materials; recycling rare earth elements

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BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Canada-based Cyclic Materials , a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) ( earlier post ). The financing will be used to establish a hub and spoke network for the company’s commercial scale operations.

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Electric commercial vehicle company SEA Electric raises $42M; partnership with Exro

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recently closed initial private placement equity financing for total gross proceeds of approximately US$42 million. The company forecast is to have more than 15,000 vehicles on the road by the end of 2023. SEA Electric Holdings Pty Ltd. SEA-Drive 120b Power-System.

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Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

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Demand for lithium ion batteries is forecast to grow to 3.7 Energy storage might form a relatively small piece of the overall financing required, but it is a strategically critical piece of the puzzle. Natural and synthetic graphite are forecast by Benchmark to have a combined supply gap of 3.6 The rise of gigafactories.

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts plug-in electric vehicles could account for up to 9% of US auto sales in 2020 and 22% in 2030

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million and 4 million vehicle sales respectively), according to research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The BNEF forecast is based on first identifying the addressable market for plug-in vehicles—i.e., The model also forecasts sensitivity to gas prices, which will have a considerable effect on uptake.

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Strategy Analytics: following steep 2020 declines, global ride hailing market rebound in sight

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Strategy Analytics’ Automotive Connected Mobility service released its H1 2021 Global Ride-Hailing Market Update and its associated Global Ride-Hailing Forecast , tracking more than 140 unique operators across 119 different countries. over the next 10 years, with a global market recovery expected toward the end of 2022. —Roger C.

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Efficient Drivetrains raises initial $7.5M in Series C; forecasting $15M

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Efficient Drivetrains has closed initial funds in its Series C financing round, highlighted by an initial infusion of $7.85 The Series C round, forecasted at $15 million is expected to close in Q4 2016, subject to final agreements. The company plans to complete the round with additional funding and investors in Q4 of 2016.

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