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Figuring out the details: EV batteries and the circular economy

Envirotec Magazine

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. An exploded view of an EV battery. EMR recycles thousands of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) every week at its more than 60 UK sites.

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BNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook: Six key lessons for road transport's pursuit of net zero

Business Green

As more and more governments and auto manufacturers set their sights on a net zero emission future for road transport, the outlook for electric vehicles (EVs) looks brighter than ever. That means a whopping 55 million electric cars would have to be sold annually in less than nine years from now. But there are still over 1.2

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August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and…

Clean Energy Trust

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. Link If the Scooter Rides Itself, What Am I Here For?

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

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 India produces a new electric scooter every 90 seconds.

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NorthVolt’s Battle Plan to Win the Upcoming Battery-Wars

Mr. Sustainability

From open-plan offices to cleanrooms, nearly 400 people are involved in battery technology for electric cars. They want to wear one for health and safety reasons. Around 750,000 electric cars can then be supplied with European-made batteries every year. In baking ovens, materials for batteries such as lithium are dried.

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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. and Canadian cities.

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? Africa’s inaugural climate summit #165

Climate Tech VC

Lenders still see projects in African nations as too risky, and only 2% of global renewable energy investment has been in Africa, even as nearly a billion people have little or no access to electricity. Toyota, among other Japanese automakers, is falling behind the electric push as EVs begin to take center-stage.