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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

Green Car Congress

Global demand for critical minerals needed to decarbonize the nation’s economy is expected to increase by 400-600% over the next several decades and the US is increasingly dependent on foreign sources, some adversarial, for many of the processed versions of these minerals. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Green Car Congress

The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. We’re focused on the customers’ most critical issue—smaller packaging.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

years if the car is charged using renewable energy. More efficient production The EV battery manufacturing process is growing cleaner by the month with economies of scale and more renewable energy involved in the process. Production causes more emissions than combustion engine models, an EV beginning life with a heavy "emissions debt.”

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

years if the car is charged using renewable energy. More efficient production The EV battery manufacturing process is growing cleaner by the month with economies of scale and more renewable energy involved in the process. Production causes more emissions than combustion engine models, an EV beginning life with a heavy "emissions debt.”

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. before 2010.