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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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The report also places question marks over projects in Serbia and Spain by InoBat, which recently secured incentives for a joint venture with an American company in Indiana. T&E called for production targets, tax breaks and grants to scale up battery manufacturing while fully upholding Europe’s environmental standards.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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1” is replaced by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted/extended/refused/withdrawn approval. The first two digits of the approval number (01) indicate that the approval was granted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation No. Generic format of the approval mark pursuant to Regulation No. Click to enlarge.

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Argonne-led study insights help to reduce degradation in fuel cells and extend lifetime

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Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory led a team to investigate reactions in PEMFCs, and their discoveries informed the creation of technology that could bring fuel cells one step closer to realizing their full market potential. A paper on their work is published in Nature Materials. Lopes, P.P.,

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