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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The IRA leaves it up to the folks that are making the batteries to try and get the material back and build a circular supply chain, which is essentially what happens with lead-acid batteries. But right now, used lead-acid batteries are a commodity.

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Revamping an Art Deco Masterpiece

Cars That Think

By June, the team was confident that it had hurdled any remaining safety concerns—so much so that Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins [shown here] put a pair of Mojo’s high-tech lenses to the test in his own eyes. For EV propulsion, we’ve come a long way since the lead-acid chemistry still used to power electric starters and cabin electronics.

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Battery Woes

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

After contacting Zivan tech support, they said that lead-acid batteries typically get 400 deep cycles or 800 half-cycles at best. I found that the whole pack during bulk charge never gets above 170 volts, even after several hours of charging.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Production of advanced lead-acid batteries, using lead-carbon electrodes for micro and mild hybrid applications. Production of the UltraBattery (lead-acid battery with a carbon supercapacitor combination) for micro and mild hybrid applications. Exide Technologies with Axion Power International. Lyon Station, PA.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

“For California to be on the cutting edge of green-tech, they need to be more of an enabler than a restrictor,&# Guzyk said. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The conversion is simple. “It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

This eliminates the conversion reactions and electrolyte decomposition that limit the lifetime of lead acid and lithium-ion cells. Natron’s electrodes charge and discharge by single-phase reactions within the stability window of that electrolyte.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

at least, the recycling infrastructure for the well-established lead-acid batteries is robust. lead-acid batteries have a far better recycling rate than even aluminum bottles — over 90% of lead-acid batteries are recycled. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

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