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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

Electric Vehicles India

With the rapid growth of battery electric vehicles, battery recycling is also an important aspect of the electric vehicles revolution. India’s largest battery recycling company Gravita India Ltd is entering into the electric vehicles battery recycling business. Gravita targets a supply of approx.

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Tesla Effect: Japan’s AC giant innovates to prepare for Elon Musk’s HVAC project

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According to a Nikkei Asia report, Daikin has launched a smartphone-based air conditioning service in Tanzania, Africa, that would allow users to turn on their AC units only on days when they need it. Under this business model, customers would no longer need to purchase their actual air conditioners.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

Charged EVs

Now, the graphite that is in those batteries is not treated the same as the graphite that goes into electric vehicles, which is why the highest and best use of graphite really is in EV batteries, because of the processing that we do. John DeMaio: Spherical graphite is what goes into non-electric vehicle applications.

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Tesla releases Conflict Mineral report, extending history of humane mining practices

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The company states that any of its products, whether be its electric vehicles or its energy storage products, could contain some portion of these “conflict minerals.” .” Tesla states that its conflict minerals are: Columbite-tantalite (Tantalum). Cassiterite (Tin). Wolframite (Tungsten).

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