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Volkswagen Group and Chinese manufacturer Ganfeng sign memorandum of understanding for long-term lithium supplies

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Volkswagen is thus already securing a significant share of its lithium requirement for batteries. In light of this, the agreement with Ganfeng is an important milestone in supply security for the Volkswagen Group. With Ganfeng as a strategic partner we are creating a secure basis for planning capacities and costs.

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Tesla Supercharger Network named as UK’s best chargepoint provider

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The Driver Power Survey included questions about charging speed, security at the charging stations, reliability, prices, and customer service. It also covered topics like available locations, presentation, and smartphone apps used to access the networks. Both electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid car owners participated in the survey.

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DOE soliciting ideas for H-Prize topics

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) is soliciting ( DE-FOA-0000680 ) ideas for H-Prize topics ( earlier post ) and criteria for advancements that would help to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 654 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( P.L.

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DOE announces $79M for bioenergy research and development

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The FOA topics will advance DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office’s (BETO) objectives to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. Not all of these molecules play a significant role in jet combustion operability and performance characteristics.

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DOE releases draft energy storage grand challenge roadmap and requests stakeholder input

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Categories of storage included in the Energy Storage Grand Challenge. The vision for the ESGC is, by 2030, to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage utilization and exports, with a secure domestic manufacturing base and supply chain that is independent of foreign sources of critical materials.

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OSU wins Year 2 of EcoCAR 3 competition

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The team earned 880 out of 1,000 overall points, posted 11 first place category finishes, and placed top 5 in 30 out of 36 categories. Ohio State took first place last year, and in the final year of EcoCAR 2, making this the third consecutive win for the team. The team was also first to drive their vehicle at Competition.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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When you look to the end results, EnBW won twice in Germany, ranking first in the EMP and the CPO categories. Ionity secured victory among the CPOs in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. Hakan Ekmen: That’s definitely a future topic for us. But you see also that the automotive industry is managing the transition well.