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Thursday, September 19, 2024

E&E DAILY | The Senate approved bipartisan legislation Wednesday to address the United States' dependence on imports for a variety of minerals.

Lawmakers passed an amended version of S. 1871, from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.), meant to increase coordination among different levels of government on shoring up mineral supply chains for energy, economic and defense needs.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Norway, one of the world's largest exporters of oil, now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-driven vehicles.

Of the 2.8 million private cars registered there, 754,303 are now all-electric, compared with 753,905 that run on petrol, according to new figures from the Norwegian Road Federation.

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Monday, September 16, 2024

A typical EV is 87%–91% efficient (after taking regenerative braking into account) compared to about 30% for a conventional gasoline vehicle, depending on the drive cycle. Energy to the wheels, the portion of energy stored on the vehicle that is used to move the vehicle down the road, is 65%–69% and net regenerative braking recovers about 22% on the EPA combined city/highway drive cycle.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Blink Charging Co., a provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and services, is collaborating with WEX to enhance the integration of EV charging into mixed energy fleets. This collaboration marks a step forward in the firms’ joint efforts to streamline fleet management and enhance the global electrification of transportation.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

As car buyers continue to worry about the reliability and availability of fast-chargers for long-distance drives in electric vehicles, General Motors and charging company EVgo are adding 400 DC fast-charging stalls with some of the features drivers take for granted at gas stations, like bright lights, security cameras and pull-through stalls to accommodate vehicles towing trailers.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Ford has teamed up with Southern California Edison's (SCE), giving Ford EV drivers the possibility of being compensated for balancing out the grid during peak periods.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis will spend $406 million retooling three Michigan factories so they can build electric vehicles or battery parts to support a strategy of making vehicles powered by both gasoline and batteries.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The European Union will lower proposed final tariffs on Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab and slightly trim rates for other electric vehicles from China after taking into account submissions by the companies, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

The mining industry is currently one of the most significant contributors to planet-warming emissions — but it's on track to become one of the most important sectors for a net-zero future.

Annual demand for energy-transition metals will grow fivefold by mid-century from 2023 levels under more aggressive action, according to BloombergNEF.

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Monday, September 9, 2024

Join us for a groundbreaking webinar on September 17th at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET to explore innovations in solid state batteries from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 

Solid state batteries, with their high energy density and superior safety, could be a game-changer for the electric car industry, for electronics, and for grid storage. But successful fabrication of  All-Solid-State Batteries (ASSBs) with ceramic electrolytes is limited by processing difficulties and interfacial challenges. Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a suite of low-cost approaches...Read More

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