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

Green Car Congress

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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Improper disposal poses risks such as soil and water contamination. Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. Storage Environment A cool, dry place is ideal for storing EV batteries.