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Business Green
MAY 19, 2020
The market for petrol and diesel cars may see a temporary post-crisis recovery, it said, especially as guidance to avoid public transport encourages more people to commute by car and governments mull auto-focused stimulus packages, but in the face of competition from electric vehicles (EVs) the sector is on course for long-term decline thereafter.
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Also on the radar are a $15 million Series A funding round in the US for autonomous inspection tech of power lines and utility assets, as well as an ‘innovative’ financing package for the Lakeside battery system in the UK, with backers such as Tesla leading the way.
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Smart Energy International
MARCH 23, 2022
Sparkz, a cobalt-free lithium-ion battery manufacturing startup, wants to hire displaced coal miners to staff a gigafactory it plans to build in West Virginia. The startup aims to reduce demand for battery components produced in China, which controls much of the world’s mine production for lithium-ion batteries.
Clean Energy Canada
MAY 26, 2021
As our largest trading partners rapidly reimagine their economies, one thing is clear: Batteries will be the literal engines of the modern world—powering our cars, our trucks, our ferries, our commutes to work, and the delivery of our next FedEx package. Right now, 80% of the world’s batteries are produced in Japan, South Korea, and China.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
An update last year from Benchmark Materials Intelligence group noted that 148 of the 200 lithium-ion battery mega factories planned around the world were in China, with Europe and North America boasting just 21 and 11, respectively. We really need to make sure we've got that recycling piece in place," Rolton acknowledges.
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
If they were coming from Europe and had a superior system that would actually free us from the pollution and the toxicity that would be welcome,” said Jill Hunkler, executive director of Ohio Valley Allies, a grassroots advocacy group fighting for environmental justice in northern Appalachia. The report did not mention radium.
Climate Tech VC
OCTOBER 10, 2023
sold in Europe during the first half of the year. The company is expected to expand across Asia, Australia, and Europe and is also pushing into Latin American markets. It’s been making its own batteries since the days before US automakers were even thinking about lithium-ion supply chains.
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