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Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Alabama

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The Alabama Spoke uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to recycle and directly process full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater. Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations.

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Tesla buyers offered a choice between LFP or NCA battery packs

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For most car buyers, their technical automotive knowledge amounts to this: they know a car has an engine (or motor), and they want the biggest, most powerful one they can afford. Tesla began using LFP batteries at the Shanghai Gigafactory in 2020, and is now exporting made-in-China Model 3s with LFP cells to Europe.

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Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021

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This will be achieved partially by using a patented, composite material the company has developed. The Nikola Two is intended for North America, and the Nikola Tre is available in Europe, Asia and Australia. Second, Arrival is building its vehicles in a network of "microfactories," the first of which is in South Carolina.

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Will sudden changes and securing patents strengthen Hyzon Motors’ strategic goals?

Hydrogen Fuel News

Recently, its efforts have included applying for a number of patent registrations as well as sudden changes like saying goodbye to Pat Griffin, the company’s North American president. Among these strategies is several patent registrations. Griffin suddenly departed from Hyzon.

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Li-Cycle recovers usable battery-grade materials from shredded Li-ion batteries

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Both are patented, owned by the company. If I’m an automotive company, and I have a battery I have to get rid of, if I have to pay somebody to take care of the battery, that’s a big issue. There’s a variety of ways to do that—we do it in a particular way, it’s patented. It’s two steps. So, how to deal with this safely?

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Smart Energy Finances: €108m for supercapacitors and the SuperBattery

Smart Energy International

SuperBattery & supercapacitor financing Skeleton Technologies, which develops fast-charging energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive and industrial applications, has announced the closing of a €108 million ($114 million) funding round to develop next-generation tech, including new high-power battery technology.

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Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021

AGreenLiving

This will be achieved partially by using a patented, composite material the company has developed. The Nikola Two is intended for North America, and the Nikola Tre is available in Europe, Asia and Australia. The C-1000 Workhorse electric van includes 1,000 cubic feet of cargo space , with about 100 miles of range.