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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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Booming Chinese EV Market, $7 Billion For Solar From Biden, Tesla Updates Galore — Top News of the Week

CleanTechnica EVs

China just reached 43% of new car sales being plugin cars! It’s that time again — time for a big roundup of cleantech news from the past week you shouldn’t miss. Check out all the top stories here! Full electrics (BEVs) accounted for 28% market share. President Joe Biden just.

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China Electric Car Market — 31% Market Share In May!

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BYD achieves another record month Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. With the end of the covid lockdowns, plugins went back to the fast lane, growing 109% year over year (YoY). They scored over 403,000 registrations in May, with plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surging 187% year over year (YoY) […].

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Nearly 40% of Tesla’s Battery Material Suppliers Come from China

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Of the 10 best selling plugin vehicles in the world, 8 […] We’ve written many times and discussed on our Cleantech Talk podcast the fact that much if not most of the EV battery minerals of the world are mined or at least processed in China. However, it’s also worth noting that China dominates EV sales.

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China × Cleantech — April 2021

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EV Sales 11% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! Welcome to China × Cleantech — April 2021 edition. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. On the 23rd of April, José Pontes reported on the sales numbers of the Chinese EV market in March of 2021. It was a great month, […].

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EV Sales Forecasts For Europe, Tesla, & More — CleanTech Talk

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He expects that plugin vehicles will account for 18.5% In part two of this interview with Rodney Hooper of RK Equity, I started off by asking about his forecasts for EV market share in Europe. of vehicle sales in Europe this year (well above his US forecast of 15% by 2025). At that percentage, we’re […].

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 1

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EVs themselves will become grid energy storage assets, helping to avoid costly upgrades by serving as “batteries on wheels” that store energy and send power back to the grid for balancing supply and demand. . If the industry continues on the path envisioned by EV advocates, industry experts and utilities across Europe, the U.S.,

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