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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

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. This applies in particular to energy-intensive production of high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles.

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NatWest 'reverse vending machines' to turn unused bank cards into clothing

Business Green

After pickup, plastic waste is transported to a recycling facility via an electric vehicle, where the first cards will be repurposed into hats and socks for London's homeless. The new machines will also accept card readers and plastic bottles for recycling.

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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. 2 is to get the stock price moving.".

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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. 2 is to get the stock price moving.”