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Novel Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs To Hit Chinese Streets in January

The Truth About Cars

JAC Motors has developed a new EV sporting a sodium-ion battery that it says has lower costs and more abundant raw materials. EVs are entirely too expensive, and tax credit rules are confusing, making it difficult for the general car-buying public to afford an electric car and then understand how it impacts them financially going forward.

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President Obama Awards $2.3B for Tax Credits for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs; GE Gets Largest Battery-related Award

Green Car Congress

billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. RE-Gen LLC will receive a $903,480 credit to support building a factory to produce Biomass Gasification Furnaces with a capacity of 250 systems/year. President Obama announced the award of $2.3

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the nuclear energy firm TerraPower plans to retrofit an existing coal plant with a sodium fast reactor. However, there is one project that has made some headway. In Kemmerer, Wyo., The firm is planning to start building its reactor around 2026, hoping to deliver power by decade’s end.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Incentives and restrictions The extension of the light-duty EV tax credit through 2032 locks in generous savings for consumers in the short term. The 200,000 vehicle cap on manufacturers has also been lifted, while credits have been extended to used and commercial EVs.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

Furthermore, IRA-compliant battery critical mineral supply could be redirected globally to supply US electric vehicles, thereby benefiting from the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit. For Umicore, our plans to build our pCAM and CAM gigafactory in Canada were made and announced before the IRA made headlines.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Furthermore, IRA-compliant battery critical mineral supply could be redirected globally to supply US electric vehicles, thereby benefiting from the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit. For Umicore, our plans to build our pCAM and CAM gigafactory in Canada were made and announced before the IRA made headlines.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. safety requirements. Think has even shown a convertible prototype.