Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

An exploded view of an EV battery. A circular economy for electric vehicle batteries appears to be still some way off, but metal recycling expert EMR claims to be making inroads, and to be helping shape the future of the sector. A lot of this work is already underway.

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Charged

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Swiss technology startup Morand has launched a hybrid energy storage system that combines the characteristics of an ultracapacitor with that of a chemical battery to create “a durable and ultra-fast energy pack that can be usefully recharged in seconds.”. Applications include small city EVs, drones, e-bikes, e-scooters and robotics.

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CleanTech Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

From smart-lithium battery-powered scooters and copper extraction to farming platforms, find the recent deals worth looking at. Looking for the latest cleantech deals?

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CleanTech Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From smart lithium battery-powered scooters t0 copper extraction and farming platforms – find. Want to know how the latest cleantech deals are evolving?

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Israeli start-up reveals firm is on 'cusp of achieving a revolution in the EV charging experience' with its fast-charging battery cells. StoreDot claims it has produced a batch of fast-charging sample battery cells with its manufacturing partner Eve Energy using a normal lithium-ion battery production line in a factory in China.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Once billed as an environmentally-friendly and enterprising venture, the electric scooter-sharing micromobility business has not lived up to the promising hype but is now looking dismal. Could this be the end for e-scooters? Related: We love electric scooters — but is the Bird trend actually bad for the environment?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

The report by the CEWASTE consortium – led by the Switzerland-based World Resources Forum – says this requirement should apply to certain e-waste categories, including: End-of-life circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 28, 2020

Mopeds and scooters leading the electric charge. Bloomberg New Energy Finance says that roughly 60 percent of two-wheelers in China were battery-based in 2019. The global share is about 30 percent, but it's mostly mopeds and scooters, said Nick Albanese, BNEF's head of new mobility research. Yamaha is a similar story.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Sodium-ion batteries are expected to offer lower energy density compared to Li-ion cells, but they do offer some advantages, and could be a good fit for smaller EVs. The South China Morning Post (via Clean Energy Revolution ) reports that Chinese companies have begun mass production of sodium-ion batteries.

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Batteries Scooters Lithium Electricity 126

Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

An introduction to the battery company NorthVolt and its strategy Summary - NortVolt, led by Tesla-Veteran Peter Carlsson, is building the very first European battery gigafactory. What is NorthVolt’s strategy to create a European battery power basis? He came back to build his own battery factory. million jobs, vulnerable.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Israeli start-up StoreDot confirms firm is on 'cusp of achieving a revolution in the EV charging experience' with its fast-charging battery cells. StoreDot claims it has produced a batch of fast-charging sample battery cells with its manufacturing partner Eve Energy on a normal lithium-ion production line in a factory in China.

Batteries 36

Batteries Scooters Fossil fuels Lithium 36

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    In August, a company called Lithium Americas logged what it expects could be a discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium repositories on the Nevada-Oregon border.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 30, 2019

August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and Scooters are Driving Themselves Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology policy, and investing. Of Note Batteries. Lots of Batteries.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

Panasonic Industry Europe's product line dovetails neatly with its decarbonisation ambitions, Spatz noted, pointing to the company's position as a leading manufacturer of components for EV batteries, electric charge points, as well as car infotainment solutions and automotive safety and security solutions.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Technology Carbon 79

GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. . Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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Electricity Scooters Transportation Batteries 427

Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Also, while money has poured in across the climate tech sector and across stages, the figures tend to be distorted by the mammoth late stage funding, especially those going to electric vehicle companies (much as it was a couple years ago with funding to scooter/ micromobility companies).

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

At present there are seven million passenger EVs on the world's roads, together with 500,000 electric buses, almost 400,000 electric delivery vans and trucks, and 184 million electric mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, according to the analysis.

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Fossil fuels Transportation Demand Electric vehicle 97

Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

On offer were a raft of clean tech innovations, from the latest smart home gizmos through to the world's most powerful e-bikes and e-scooters. Working like a pumped hydro system, the Ocean Battery technology involves the construction of concrete reservoirs under the seabed capable of holding up to 20 million litres of water at low pressure.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 39

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales continue to surge in key markets, while scores of producers and users of cars, buses, trucks, and even scooters are now pushing towards ridding their operations of fossil fuel vehicles altogether. Battery recycling is mission critical. But BNEF insists recycling can serve to address any supply concerns.

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Transportation Electric vehicle Electricity Demand 50

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

   ⚒️ Adionics , a Thiais, France-based direct lithium extraction technology platform, raised $27M in Series B funding from Bpifrance, SQM, Supernova Invest, Céleste Management, and Ovive.   Antin Infrastructure Partners , a Paris, France-based investment firm, closed their NextGen $1.3B

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This transportation option runs solely on electric power stored on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. So, as long as you use clean energy to charge your vehicle’s battery, then you can certainly reduce your carbon footprint. Like electric vehicles, electric bikes also rely only on electrical energy stored in batteries.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Less advertised around that time, the company unveiled details about its new modular vehicle platform and Ultium batteries , designed to lower EV prices and allow a 400-mile range fully charged. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility. Paul, Minnesota.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 5, 2022

Orlandi is proud of being an Italian company with Italy having a phenomenal number of motorcycle and scooter riders. GPR offers exhaust systems for more than 1200 models of scooters and motorcycles. Much higher than the endothermic engine because it requires continuously extracting the lithium for the batteries.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

AGreenLiving

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

Electricity 28

Electricity Scooters Transportation Batteries 28

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Battery recycling attracts another big check with a $542M Series D, and food recycling attracts $70M. More domestic refining and processing of the raw materials for batteries and other critical mineral deposits located in Africa. Meanwhile, an auction in the UK highlights ongoing offshore wind challenges. Thanks for reading!

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 61

Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 9, 2020

May Cleantech Roundup: COVID & EVs | Enormous Storage Investments | Scooter Consolidation | Insanely Cheap Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Link A gigantic battery procurement is underway in California.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2022

million battery-electric vehicle (EV) sales by the start of 2021—a prediction seen by many as overly optimistic. 1) Increased need to secure raw materials for EV batteries. In particular, obtaining and refining necessary raw materials like lithium, nickel, and cobalt can be difficult. million in 2021 and 3.2 million in 2020.

Electric vehicle 139

Electric vehicle Electricity Scooters Batteries 139

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Less advertised around that time, the company unveiled details about its new modular vehicle platform and Ultium batteries , designed to lower EV prices and allow a 400-mile range fully charged. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Clean Energy Trust

JULY 8, 2021

Interesting chart of scooter hardware: Who uses which model, and who makes them. The question may be whether hardware innovation and customization matter more, or whether scale and battery swapping win out: either way, both are likely to be focused on reducing operational costs.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 15, 2024

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 1, 2024

continued] The post Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric “Motos” appeared first on CleanTechnica. Whether they’re commuting to work or school, transporting jugs of water from the local taps, or just running everyday errands, people on “motos” can be found zipping up and down most busy.

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CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A new, eye-catching EV battery swapping station from the firm Spiro levels up rider services and sets the table for rapid global expansion. The post EV Battery Swapping Takes Over Africa, Is US Next? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Emergence Strategy in Action: Gogoro Seizes Opportunity in the Transition to Sustainable Mobility How did Gogoro go from stealth startup to being the largest worldwide provider of light EV battery swapping — all in a little over a decade?

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Electric 2-wheelers have been part of the last-mile transportation in the Philippines since 2006 when the first electric bicycles and scooters came in from China. These vehicles were however, low mileage, and high maintenance using heavy lead acid batteries for power.

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CleanTechnica

MAY 17, 2022

There’s electric vehicle news galore. It’s coming in strong every day. There’s far too much to cover thoroughly. So, here’s another roundup of electric vehicle updates from around the EV market.

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CleanTechnica

MAY 11, 2022

Not enough EV stories here on CleanTechnica every day? There’s a tsunami of stories that come in every day, and here are a few more of them for your reading enjoyment. Zero-Emissions Marine Vehicles DB Schenker plans to operate a zero-emission autonomous coastal container feeder for Ekornes ASA in Norway “The vessel will […].

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