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China is leading the race to recycle batteries

Envirotec Magazine

A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. It concludes that China will achieve this first, followed by Europe and the US.

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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date

GreenBiz

Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date. German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. Katie Fehrenbacher. Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00.

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First e-bus battery passports coming in Europe

Smart Energy International

Turkey headquartered bus and coach manufacturer Temsa is set to be the first e-bus company to implement battery passports. The implementation of the battery passports, which will be established with blockchain traceability solution provider Minespider, will ensure that Temsa is compliant with the EU’s new battery regulation.

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Comment: Second-life vehicle batteries should be first choice for energy storage

Envirotec Magazine

To mark Energy Day at COP27, Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy called on consumers and businesses to understand that switching to electric vehicles is just the first step in the clean energy transition. “To Not only are we not looking far enough ahead, we’ve got a blind spot concerning battery reuse,” Matthew comments.

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UK sees 70% rise in public charge-points for electric vehicles over the past year??????

Envirotec Magazine

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) on the road, having seen a remarkable 70% jump in charge points over the past year, figures that seem to demonstrate the substantial impact of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand the charging infrastructure network. The UK now has one publicly accessible charge point for every 11.2

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Electric vehicle startup Nio inks battery swap station deal with Shell

Business Green

Chinese electric vehicle company Nio and energy giant Shell have inked a deal which will see the partners work together on developing a network of 'battery swap stations' in China and Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, the partners will work together on research and development and battery swapping technologies.

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Media Brief: Countering common myths about electric vehicles

Clean Energy Canada

Electric vehicles now make up 9% of new car sales in Canada. and Quebec, the market share is even higher, with electric vehicles making up around 20% and 14% of new cars sold in each province, respectively. Canada’s electricity grid is currently 84% non-emitting.