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Copper use in vehicle wiring harnesses expected to surge

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The study states that by 2030, there will likely be an additional 300,000 metric tons of copper in wire harnesses each year, thanks to electrified vehicles. In the medium term, hybrids will add the most copper, while battery-electric vehicles will require more copper in the longer term (2030 and beyond).

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GM and Honda team up on drive to develop 'affordable' electric vehicles

Business Green

US and Japanese car firms step up collaboration on battery technology and manufacturing development in bid to drive down cost of EVs. Honda and GM will build on our successful technology collaboration to help achieve a dramatic expansion in the sales of electric vehicles," he said.

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Volkswagen to turbocharge global EV push with €120bn investment

Business Green

The update confirmed sales of the auto giant's fully electric vehicles rose 23.6 The firm said it is now aiming to accelerate delivery of battery cars to customers in 2023 in order to tackle its huge EV order book, which includes over 100,000 orders in Europe alone. per cent year-on-year to around 330,000 units worldwide.

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Honda announces new EV division

Business Green

The car maker has this week unveiled a new arm of its business which will be solely focused on EV production and strategy Japanese auto giant Honda has announced it is creating a new dedicated electric vehicle (EV) division to help drive efforts to deliver on its ambition to become carbon neutral by 2050.

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Mining Giants Embrace Renewables, But Decarbonization Remains a Steep Climb

GreenTechMedia

Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. The sector is also moving towards renewables because they are cheaper than fossil-fuel energy sources.

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A Peek At The Efforts Of Two American Lithium Companies

R-Squared Energy

The most well-known example is undoubtedly the Tesla Gigafactories that are being built to produce lithium-ion batteries domestically. Just to put that in perspective, though, according to the New York Times Chinese lithium-ion battery maker CATL is building factory over three times larger than Tesla’s Nevada facility. In the U.S.,

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Smart Energy Finances: Badger acquires smart water solutions & TE Connectivity’s smart grid win

Smart Energy International

TE Connectivity, US-based consumer electronics company with a focus on connectivity and sensors, and Germany-based Kries-Energietechnik, have signed a sales agreement covering North, Central and the majority of South America. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.