Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2020

China is the world’s leading consumer of cobalt, with more than 80% of its consumption being used by the rechargeable battery industry. However, owing to the widespread closures in South Africa, most shipments are now having to be diverted to other neighboring ports such as Maputo in Mozambique or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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Supplies Morocco Africa Madagascar 307

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Most EV owners recharge their cars at home or at work, meaning that chargers need to be available in garages, driveways, on-street parking, apartment building parking areas, and commercial parking lots.

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