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

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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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First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

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37 million in undiscounted pre-tax free cashflow to the project forecasted during the first full year of production. 139 million after-tax net present value (NPV) using an 8% discount and 53% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR), representing a payback period of only 1.8 Sodium Treatment. IRR – Pre-Tax.

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Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

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The Natrium technology has a 345MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt-based integrated energy storage system that will provide clean, flexible energy and stability for the grid. TerraPower and PacifiCorp announced efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming.

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

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billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. President Obama announced the award of $2.3 The 183 projects in 43 states include several for the manufacturing of advanced batteries; biomass projects; and vehicles.

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GFCL EV Products to invest INR 6k cr in next 4-5 yrs to ramp up production – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The company’s current product portfolio includes electrolyte salts LiPF6, additives, electrolyte formulations, cathode active materials such as LFP and cathode binders such as PVDF and PTFE along with a specialised offerings of NaPF6 for sodium ion batteries.

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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. Fleet Charging It’s not just individual drivers who are exploring the tax benefits (and navigating the legal changes) around EV ownership.

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