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

Green Car Congress

Conceptual design of the 30,000 TPY Tennessee Lithium plant. Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Tennessee Lithium will be performed by Kiewit and Primero. 2024: Ghana Project—spodumene concentrate; preliminary feasibility study (PFS) Q3 2022.

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

CleanTechnica EVs

The company designs, assembles, and distributes electric motorcycles & electric cars for transportation and delivery services in Ghana. Ghanaian company SolarTaxi, which was started by Jorge Appiah in 2018, has been making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi […].

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

Green Car Congress

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

Baua Electric

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

Baua Electric

CHANGES TO DESIGN The state review process involved the submission of thousands of pages of documents, multiple requests for additional information, and at least three deadline extensions for Piedmont.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Car Free Day Japan. Biodiversity Conservation.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

Electric Vehicles India

Under this contract, Gravita shall collect and purchase Lead Acid Battery scrap from designated locations of Amara Raja. In 2018 the Gravita has signed a contract with Amara Raja Batteries Limited for Lead Acid Battery Scrap Collection and Recycling arrangements. Gravita targets a supply of approx.

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