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The BMW i4 eDrive 35 M Sport Lands In South Africa At A Very Competitive Price

CleanTechnica EVs

The gap between the upfront purchase prices was so high at times that it could only be justified by the lower total cost of ownership advantage that BEVs have from a financial point of view. For a very long time, battery-electric vehicles have generally been more expensive than comparable internal combustion engine vehicles.

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South Africas Optimal Energy Considering Battery Swap with the Joule EV

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South Africa-based Optimal Energy is considering using a battery-swap scheme with its Joule electric vehicle ( earlier post ). Engineering News. The car will be onsale in 2013. Optimal Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based EDAG, a German automotive full- service supplier, to industrialize the Joule.

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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Battery metal prices have recovered strongly in the first half of the year, incentivizing new projects to come online. Rise in metal prices could impact chemistry adoption but not EV uptake: Sustained high raw material prices could result in a significant shift in battery chemistry mix.

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OSU, Ford study provides insight into more efficient use of Rhodium in TWC applications

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Rising prices for the three precious metals—especially rhodium—has spurred a sruge in the theft of catalytic converters from parked vehicles. South Africa is the major source, accounting for almost 60% of the world’s rhodium supply; Russia is the second-largest producer.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases. Today’s new plants are tomorrow’s retrofits.

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Sasol bails on $13-$15B US GTL project, divests from Canadian shale; no new greenfield GTL

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At the company’s Capital Markets Day 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sasol management said that the company will no longer pursue its proposed ) project in the US ( earlier post ) and furthermore will not invest in additional greenfields gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

The goal is to enable communities to quickly build a low-cost, low-power, and yet still portable network that meets their own connectivity and education needs.” Distributed manufacturing of Nimble units can significantly reduce the cost and speed of production and make us less reliant on international supply chains.”