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

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The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. An estimated 2.2 2,200,000).

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The Importance of Recycling and Repurposing EV Batteries

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Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. These retired batteries can effectively store energy from renewable sources like solar or wind, providing a stable power supply when needed.

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This is Volkswagen’s Brilliant Strategy To Dominate The EV Market!

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The cathode, one of the two electrodes that stores and releases a charge, is the most expensive part in each cell. This is due to the high cost of the materials used in cathodes to store more energy, such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and manganese. These batteries bigger and can produce a lot more power.

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