Electric vehicles, you might have heard, have a mineral problem.
Beneath the floor of an EV sits a 900-pound battery filled with minerals extracted from around the world. Millions of tons of lithium, cobalt, bauxite and other minerals are mined, processed, shipped and refined — sometimes leaving a trail of human rights and environmental abuses.
BEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) said it has opened its largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station worldwide in Shenzhen, China.
The station, located adjacent to Shenzhen airport, features 258 charging points, as well as solar panels with an annual generation capacity of 300,000 kilowatt-hours, Shell said.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) has announced the selection of eight projects, which have been awarded a combined total of $2 million, to drive innovation in lithium-ion battery (LIB) rejuvenation, recycling, and reuse administered through the ReCell Center located at Argonne National Laboratory.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the New York State Electric School Bus Roadmap and The Electric School Bus Guidebook to help New York P-12 schools transition bus fleets to zero-emission.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has announced the selection of five projects, totaling $16 million, to advance domestic capabilities in solid-state and flow battery manufacturing. These selections will be crucial in the nation's efforts to decarbonize the grid, industry, and transportation, paving the way for a clean energy future benefiting all Americans. Each project represents a collaborative effort between DOE National Laboratories and industry partners to expedite the transition from innovation to battery manufacturing scale-...Read More
California lawmakers have reached a deal that would set aside 15% of funds from a billion-dollar climate program to help companies build fueling stations for hydrogen cars and trucks.
After months of debate, Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes, a Democrat from San Bernardino, said legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed on a compromise for the funding. An estimated $106 million will be spent on new hydrogen fueling stations through July 2030, according to the California Hydrogen Coalition.
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Spurred by falling battery prices, electric vehicles could hit price parity with fossil-fuel models in Europe in 2024 and the U.S. market in 2026, and account for two thirds of global car sales by 2030, according to new research.
At the recent launch of its new BEV factory, Toyota vowed its next-generation electric vehicles will deliver longer range and faster charging at a lower price. The Japanese automaker now says its new EVs, due out in 2026, will feature nearly 500 miles of range.
The Biden-Harris administration announced it has opened applications for the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator program, which will provide up to $100 million in federal funding to repair and replace non-operational EV charging infrastructure.
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Albemarle (ALB.N), the world's largest lithium producer, said on Tuesday it has received a grant of $90 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand production of the critical raw material for electric-vehicle batteries.
