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18 Dec 2019
Audi to start recycling cobalt and nickel with Umicore
(Read more)Audi is to begin taking cobalt and nickel from end-of-life batteries of its e-tron electric vehicle (EV) so partner Umicore can use the recovered materials in new battery cells.
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17 Dec 2019
Tesla is going to deploy a big battery in Alaska to replace fossil-fuel plant
(Read more)Tesla is going to deploy a big new battery energy storage system in Alaska, and it’s going to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil-fuel power plants.
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14 Dec 2019
8 lessons about EV battery health from 6,300 electric cars
(Read more)A persistent concern among some EV drivers is the long-term health of the battery. All batteries lose some storage capacity over time. But how might that degradation affect your driving range a few years down the line?
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10 Dec 2019
Indonesia targets starting up EV battery plants in 2023
(Read more)Indonesia is aiming to start making lithium batteries for use in electric vehicles in 2023, alongside plants that are already slated to produce chemicals used in the batteries.
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10 Dec 2019
Germany finally passes Norway, a nation 1/16th their size, in EV sales
(Read more)Currently, Germany’s 2019 total is 57,533 EVs, while Norway has sold 56,893.
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07 Dec 2019
2019 was the year electric cars grew up
(Read more)Electric cars had their biggest year ever in 2019, even as storm clouds gathered over their future.
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04 Dec 2019
Vale to exit New Caledonia, eyes Indonesia to boost nickel output
(Read more)Vale remained bullish on nickel. It aims to boost production of the metal by about 70% in coming years to 360,000 tonnes a year, mainly by expanding in Indonesia.
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04 Dec 2019
Kia solves EV supply problems, can deliver on 3,000 Niro EV pre-orders in Europe
(Read more)"Production is limited mainly because the battery supply is very limited. There are only a few suppliers of batteries in the world, including LG Chem, SK Innovation, Panasonic, and Tesla."
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02 Dec 2019
Blackstone signs Korea’s largest electric vehicle battery maker
(Read more)"Our Ta Khoa Nickel Project has significant potential to deliver the critical raw materials required for Ecopro’s cathode manufacturing process and meet the ever increasing demand for high-nickel content cathodes driven by the imminent electric vehicle revolution,"
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01 Dec 2019
Rapid EV adoption brings queues at some EV chargers on Thanksgiving weekend
(Read more)With the ranks of Tesla drivers growing by about 150,000 vehicles in the past year, queues also formed at some of the most popular Supercharger locations.