Clean Energy Canada

JULY 13, 2023

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.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2023

But will lithium follow that same trend? Last year saw lithium prices soar due to increased demand for lithium-ion batteries as well as supply chain impacts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In February 2022, battery-grade lithium carbonate soared to $72,000 per metric ton, which was nine times higher than the 2020 price.

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2023

EVM says its planned Battery Chemicals Complex will position Saudi Arabia as “a global midstream hub for the production of high-purity chemicals required by electric vehicle and battery cell manufacturers.” Construction is scheduled to commence in Q3 of this year. Source: EV Metals Group.

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Charged

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Strategy Analytics has been covering the automotive electronics field for some 30 years, and has recently released a pair of Electric Vehicle Service reports that address current trends in the cell game. Source: Strategy Analytics.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 18, 2024

Image: GM General Motors’ initial new home energy products are now available to purchase, including the equipment necessary to turn your GM-made electric vehicle into a mobile power generator for your home. Right now, GM only has one electric vehicle that’s capable of bidirectional charging: the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. Manufacturers, too, are getting in on the game.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

South 8 Technologies has raised $12 million in Series A financing to commercialise next-generation electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. The financing round was led by industrial venture investor Anzu Ventures along with LG Technology Ventures and Shell Ventures as well as Foothill Ventures and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.

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Charged

JULY 12, 2023

Mack Trucks has announced that dealers are now taking orders for the Mack MD Electric, the brand’s first medium-duty electric vehicle. The MD Electric is designed to complement the diesel Mack MD, introduced in 2020. The company’s first EV was the Mack LR Electric, which began production in December 2021.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2024

US-based Evergreen Waste Services has taken delivery of the first of five ordered Mack LR Electric models, planning to use bi-directional charging when available during off-peak hours and push power back to the power grid during peak hours. All Class 8 refuse vehicles in the Evergreen Waste fleet are Mack trucks.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

It is said to be the first-ever cylindrical-type battery manufacturing plant in North America. Batteries produced from the Arizona plant will be supplied to electrical vehicle (EV) manufacturers, including start-ups and electric tool companies based in North America.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 31, 2022

In two previous articles, I have discussed China’s commanding lead in the rapidly-growing lithium industry. In a nutshell, it’s because China has invested heavily into developing its lithium supply chain, while the U.S. However, a number of companies are working to commercialize a lithium industry in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. To combat this, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts sales of up to 44 million electric vehicles (EVs) a year by 2030.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 3, 2022

AI to monitor bird interactions with solar PV, lithium iron phosphate battery production coming in Europe, a lithium mine for EV batteries and the energy infrastructure requirements in the Moon to Mars exploration are on the week’s technology radar. First lithium iron phosphate battery cell prototype in Europe. AI for the birds.

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Charged

MARCH 19, 2021

He reiterated that during January’s earnings call, saying that cell supply was “the fundamental limit on electric vehicles right now.”. “We Further upstream, the raw materials for cells, especially lithium, nickel and cobalt, present another set of problems. There’s plenty of lithium around in the ground.

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2022

Honda is aiming to sell two million electric vehicles (EVs) annually and expand its battery car offering to 30 models by the end of the decade, the Japanese carmaker announced today. Honda said the grouping of multiple products under the technologies that service them would enable it to offer greater value to customers.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

While the first major wave of end-of-life electric vehicles is still a few years away, Redwood and our initial partners at Ford and Volvo are committed to creating these pathways now,” says the company.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Not having some semblance of a supply chain in North America, being 100% exposed to external parties—because there is zero cathode capacity in North America today—will leave us exposed in the same way that we have been exposed in the energy topic in the past.”.

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion (USD $890 million) joint investment will provide battery materials to supply future Ford electric vehicles. The credit offers consumers $7,500 if the vehicle they buy meets certain battery sourcing and production guidelines. In May, Tesla shared plans to build a lithium refinery plant in Texas. The CAD $1.2

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Car giants General Motors (GM) and Honda are teaming up to jointly develop a series of affordable electric vehicles (EVs) using next-generation battery technology, with a view to kick-starting global production of millions of cars within five years, the firms announced yesterday.

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The Verge: Energy

AUGUST 8, 2023

Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge General Motors announced that all of its electric vehicles will have bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capabilities by model year 2026. The idea is to use bidirectional charging equipment to push and pull energy from electric vehicles at any given time.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

DECEMBER 13, 2021

is the North America subsidiary of Polarium Energy Solutions AB, a Swedish company dedicated to providing the best performing, safe and sustainable energy storage solutions built on lithium-ion technology. ESEV Segment Lead | Polarium | Remote. Polarium Inc., About the job.

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Charged

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Vale Canada has signed a long-term deal with GM to supply the automaker with nickel sulfate, a chemical compound used for producing cathode active materials for nickel-based lithium-ion batteries. This new agreement with Vale reinforces GM’s position in building a North American EV supply chain.

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CleanTech San Diego

DECEMBER 20, 2023

UNIGRID saw an immediate opportunity for sodium ion in North America’s residential, behind-the-meter energy storage system (ESS) market (i.e. Sodium ion is very compelling as it is a less-expensive and safer battery without the lithium supply chain uncertainties,” said UNIGRID CEO Darren H. Zheng Chen and Prof.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

Each of the “Detroit Three” automakers have announced major electric vehicle assembly investments in Canada over the past eight months, and President Joe Biden’s proposed $2-trillion infrastructure plan would pour US$174 billion into developing the EV market. Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) will invest up to $1.5

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Charged

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Thursday the company is accelerating its electric-vehicle efforts, pulling forward the schedule on many future launches, and expanding the number of EV models it sells globally to 30 by the end of 2025—a larger number than the dozen future EVs shown to journalists in a no-cameras presentation in March.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In a decade’s time, a battery will likely power your car or the electricity grid that lights your home. Perhaps the biggest opportunity lies in electric vehicles. s new EV tax credit, which requires a proportion of EV battery parts be sourced from North America and battery minerals be sourced from U.S.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

At the same time but seemingly unrelatedly, we need more plentiful and sustainable sources of graphene (useful for everything from solar cells to battery storage) and graphite (a key component of lithium-ion batteries). What if one technology could address both challenges? The minerals created are more than 99 percent pure.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The pilot leverages Everledger’s technology platform to track electric vehicle (EV) batteries throughout their lifecycle to ensure responsible management during use and recycling at the end of their useful life. EV battery tracking. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2022

billion from the US Infrastructure Law will expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid as well as for materials and components heretofore imported. The first set of projects funded by $2.8 Twenty companies will receive the combined $2.8 in 12 states.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

There’s a huge opportunity—and need—for better lithium-ion battery recycling. Less than three percent of lithium-ion batteries are recycled, and the few facilities that do recycle these batteries can only recover a handful of elements, according to Ryan Melsert, CTO of American Battery Metals Corporation. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

NextEra Energy, North America’s leading renewables developer, is adding substantial storage capacity through both its regulated Florida utility and its independent generation arm. In another example, French oil producer Total last month announced plans to collaborate with automaker Opel on electric-vehicle battery manufacturing.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles , the slow charging time still puts off many from making the switch, while at the same time speeding up the charging process risks damaging the battery and reducing its lifespan. Propane – sustainable alternative for air conditioning.

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Charged

MAY 27, 2021

There was a big bundle of news, which will take the media some days to fully unpack, but the gist of it is that, under a plan dubbed Ford+, the automaker will be allocating capital to three priority areas: fully electric vehicles, commercial solutions and connected services.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

Britishvolt has agreed to purchase German lithium-ion battery cell technology developer EAS for €36m, as the UK-based firm looks to continue its rapid expansion in the energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) battery market.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Cleartrace announced a $20M financing round , from several strategic investors, including Greentown partner EDF Energy North America. Noteworthy AI closed a $3M round to accelerate its growth as a provider of electric distribution asset inspection solutions.

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Clean Energy Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

100,000 electric vehicles represents about 20% of Hertz’ total vehicle fleet. It’s also a different approach than rental car companies usually take, which is to buy base model vehicles at deep discounts. Renting a car is an extremely low-commitment way to test out an electric vehicle.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A key point they made in the email was that lead-acid batteries are 99% recyclable, while lithium-ion batteries are recycled at a rate below 5%. However, when I look at the trajectory, I see lithium-ion batteries steadily declining in price, while the price of lead-acid batteries is relatively stagnant. They agreed. Several things.

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