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Affordability threatens to put the breaks on Germany’s electric mobility – study

Smart Energy International

Cost is on people’s minds when it comes to switching to climate-friendly mobility as well: half of the respondents are not prepared to spend more on an environmentally friendly vehicle than on a conventional one. At the same time, almost half (43%) indicate high costs as a reason against purchasing an electric vehicle (EV).

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Northvolt to supply €2 billion worth of green battery cells to BMW

Charged

Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson said last November that the company hopes to be producing 150 GWh worth of cells in Europe by 2030. The Northvolt Ett plant will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and will have in-house recycling capacities. Northvolt aims to use 50 percent recycled material in new cells by 2030.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. Company profile.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003.