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China Proposes Further Export Curbs on Battery, Critical Minerals Tech
China is mulling over proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium. If implemented, they would be the latest in a series of export restrictions and bans targeting critical minerals and the technology used to process them, areas in which Beijing is globally dominant...
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KAIST Researchers Increase Lithium Metal Battery Lifespan by 750 Percent with Water-Based Solution
KAIST researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to extend the lifespan of lithium metal batteries by 750%. By using an eco-friendly protective layer made of hollow nanofibres, the team was able to significantly enhance the performance of lithium anodes. This process, which uses guar gum and water, not only improves battery life but also re...
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Apple Secretly Worked With China’s BYD on Long-Range EV Battery
Apple and Chinese automaker BYD, as per people familiar with the situation, teamed up around 2017 to build a battery system using lithium iron phosphate cells. The technology was designed to be longer-range and safer than typical electric-vehicle batteries at the time.
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India, US Sign Pact to Cooperate on Critical Battery Mineral Supply Chains
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo have signed an MoU for the supply of lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals used in electric vehicles and clean energy applications.
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Mobile Phones Should Replace Printed Tickets, India Should Embrace New EV Technology: Union Minister Gadkari
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari suggested on Wednesday that a time was coming when tickets issued to passengers should be phased out and mobile phones used in their place. He also said that people of India need to accept the new technology of electric vehicles.
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Tesla Plans Lithium Refinery In Texas, Seeks Tax Relief
Tesla Inc is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key component used in batteries amid surging demand for electric vehicles.
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Indonesia President Wants Tesla to Make Electric Cars in Country: Report
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla to manufacture its cars, as well as batteries, in the country, in comments made to Bloomberg News on Thursday.
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Tesla To Charge More For Cars In United States As Inflation Bites
The 5% price hike comes as costs of raw materials for aluminum to lithium used in cars and batteries surge, while automakers struggle to source chips and other supplies.
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IIT-Madras Team Developing Zinc-Air Batteries For Electric Vehicles
A team of researchers from IIT-Madras is developing Zinc-air batteries electric vehicles which are said to have a longer shelf life than lithium-ion batteries and are more economical.
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Nickel, Lithium Available in Abundance to Produce 14 Million EVs in 2023: Report
With battery-grade nickel breaking fresh records after the invasion of Ukraine as Russia is a major nickel producer, the prices of EV battery materials have soared over the last year.
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Tesla Used Cheaper LFP Batteries in Half of All Vehicles Produced in Q1 2022
Tesla, in its Q1 2022 earnings report, stated that nearly half of the vehicles it produced in the first quarter were equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The LFP batteries are a cheaper rival to the nickel-and-cobalt based cells that are normally used in electric vehicles.
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Direct Lithium Extraction Technologies Could Boost EV Battery Production
A new Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology could help miners produce more lithium on a smaller footprint, and therefore help boost production of lithium batteries for electric vehicles.
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EV Fire: Understanding How Lithium-Ion Batteries Function
Lithium-ion batteries are used in nearly all electronics ranging from our phones, our laptops to other electronic items.
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World Faces Shortage of Lithium for Electric Vehicle Batteries
Lithium is in hot demand due to rapidly growing production of electric vehicles that use lithium-ion batteries, but there is a global supply shortage of the metal, with western countries racing to bring on new mines to compete with China.
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NAWA Racer E-Motorcycle Prototype Revealed
The NAWA Racer prototype boasts of featuring the world's first 'hybrid' battery system, using lithium ion battery as well as ultracapacitors.
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China Proposes Further Export Curbs on Battery, Critical Minerals Tech
China is mulling over proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium. If implemented, they would be the latest in a series of export restrictions and bans targeting critical minerals and the technology used to process them, areas in which Beijing is globally dominant...
-
KAIST Researchers Increase Lithium Metal Battery Lifespan by 750 Percent with Water-Based Solution
KAIST researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to extend the lifespan of lithium metal batteries by 750%. By using an eco-friendly protective layer made of hollow nanofibres, the team was able to significantly enhance the performance of lithium anodes. This process, which uses guar gum and water, not only improves battery life but also re...
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Apple Secretly Worked With China’s BYD on Long-Range EV Battery
Apple and Chinese automaker BYD, as per people familiar with the situation, teamed up around 2017 to build a battery system using lithium iron phosphate cells. The technology was designed to be longer-range and safer than typical electric-vehicle batteries at the time.
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India, US Sign Pact to Cooperate on Critical Battery Mineral Supply Chains
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo have signed an MoU for the supply of lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals used in electric vehicles and clean energy applications.
-
Mobile Phones Should Replace Printed Tickets, India Should Embrace New EV Technology: Union Minister Gadkari
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari suggested on Wednesday that a time was coming when tickets issued to passengers should be phased out and mobile phones used in their place. He also said that people of India need to accept the new technology of electric vehicles.
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Tesla Plans Lithium Refinery In Texas, Seeks Tax Relief
Tesla Inc is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key component used in batteries amid surging demand for electric vehicles.
-
Indonesia President Wants Tesla to Make Electric Cars in Country: Report
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla to manufacture its cars, as well as batteries, in the country, in comments made to Bloomberg News on Thursday.
-
Tesla To Charge More For Cars In United States As Inflation Bites
The 5% price hike comes as costs of raw materials for aluminum to lithium used in cars and batteries surge, while automakers struggle to source chips and other supplies.
-
IIT-Madras Team Developing Zinc-Air Batteries For Electric Vehicles
A team of researchers from IIT-Madras is developing Zinc-air batteries electric vehicles which are said to have a longer shelf life than lithium-ion batteries and are more economical.
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Nickel, Lithium Available in Abundance to Produce 14 Million EVs in 2023: Report
With battery-grade nickel breaking fresh records after the invasion of Ukraine as Russia is a major nickel producer, the prices of EV battery materials have soared over the last year.
-
Tesla Used Cheaper LFP Batteries in Half of All Vehicles Produced in Q1 2022
Tesla, in its Q1 2022 earnings report, stated that nearly half of the vehicles it produced in the first quarter were equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The LFP batteries are a cheaper rival to the nickel-and-cobalt based cells that are normally used in electric vehicles.
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Direct Lithium Extraction Technologies Could Boost EV Battery Production
A new Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology could help miners produce more lithium on a smaller footprint, and therefore help boost production of lithium batteries for electric vehicles.
-
EV Fire: Understanding How Lithium-Ion Batteries Function
Lithium-ion batteries are used in nearly all electronics ranging from our phones, our laptops to other electronic items.
-
World Faces Shortage of Lithium for Electric Vehicle Batteries
Lithium is in hot demand due to rapidly growing production of electric vehicles that use lithium-ion batteries, but there is a global supply shortage of the metal, with western countries racing to bring on new mines to compete with China.
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NAWA Racer E-Motorcycle Prototype Revealed
The NAWA Racer prototype boasts of featuring the world's first 'hybrid' battery system, using lithium ion battery as well as ultracapacitors.
