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BMW Group creates closed recycling loop for high-voltage batteries in China

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The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Already today, the BMW Group uses secondary nickel in the high-voltage batteries of the BMW iX.

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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The objective of the VTO Battery500 Program is to research, develop, and demonstrate lithium battery technologies capable of achieving a cell specific energy of ≥500 Wh/kg while achieving 1,000 cycles. Emission Control Strategies for Advanced Combustion Engines. Development of Electric Traction Drive Systems. Open Topic.

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GM joins IRMA to certify sustainability and human rights in EV supply chain

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A commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), allowing GM to extract local, low-cost lithium using a closed-loop, direct extraction process with no production tailing and lower carbon dioxide emissions when compared with traditional processes.

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DOE to award almost $20M to new research and development projects for advanced vehicle technologies

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This topic seeks proof-of-concept, or seedling projects that complement the VTO Battery500 Consortium’s research to more than double the specific energy (to 500 watt-hours per kilogram) of lithium battery technologies which will result in smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery packs, and more affordable electric vehicles.

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From Tailpipe to Battery: The True Carbon Footprint of Electric Vehicles vs. Gas Cars

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Manufacturing Manufacturing emissions are a factor for all cars Most of an EVs carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes , before the vehicle ever reaches the customer. Emissions are also analyzed on a facility-to-facility basis. A manufacturers expenditure, thermal management and lighting power densities contribute.