Month: June 2022

Automakers are racing to produce electric vehicles, yet few firms currently know how to recycle old EV batteries. Experts at the Argonne National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy science and engineering research center in Lemont, Illinois, are inviting the public to listen in as experts explore the challenges – and solutions – of recycling lithium-ion batteries. How
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Sandy Munro along with his electric car battery expert discusses why Tesla’s battery technology is so superior to the rest of the industry in his monthly segment the Teardown with Sandy Munro! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/eforelectric! Contact Munro & Associates for their products and services at: https://leandesign.com/ Live updates of the Tesla Model
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The last news episode for 2018, covering a smattering of interesting topics and mentions of things to come in 2019. Links to the stories: Tesco chargers: https://bit.ly/2Sli6wc $100 kWh battery: https://bit.ly/2ScFP1E Kona increase: https://bit.ly/2S0C1A6 400kW charger: https://bloom.bg/2QNAmRA Maersk zero carbon: https://on.ft.com/2rmE2vg Electric aircraft: https://bit.ly/2DiY5lr Fully Charged Almanac 2020: https://unbound.com/books/fully-charged/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow
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By Joey Klender Posted on June 10, 2022 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 3:1 split for the company’s common stock in the form of a dividend. The move will make the ownership of TSLA stock more available for both employees and investors alike. On Friday, Tesla submitted
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EvoCharge, a provider of EVSE and cable management solutions, has entered into an agreement with online tool retailer JB Tools to provide Level 2 residential and commercial EV charging equipment through JB’s online store. JB Tools carries the full suite of EvoCharge electric vehicle charging solutions, including single- and dual-port chargers, wall-mount and pedestal chargers,
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Los Angeles-based micromobility company Bird is looking to trim down, at the cost of hundreds of jobs. The shared electric scooter company has reportedly let go 23% of its employees in its latest round of layoffs. Particularly hard hit was Bird’s consumer product division, which expanded to include electric bikes and electric scooters that were
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Silicon-carbon battery tech supplier Group14 Technologies has raised $400 million in Series C funding, which it plans to use to open its second battery active materials factory in the US. The plant will produce the company’s proprietary SCC55 lithium-silicon battery material for Porsche subsidiary Cellforce Group, which will use it to begin producing battery cells
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By Christine Jean-Baptiste Posted on June 9, 2022 On Thursday, the Biden Administration proposed new guidelines for a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations. It was the most recent step forward the Biden Administration’s push to encourage more Americans to switch to electric vehicles. “Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new steps to meet
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The federal government announced Thursday that it is upgrading its safety probe of Tesla electric vehicles over a growing list of incidents—some earlier this year—in which Tesla vehicles struck emergency response vehicles while the driver-assistance mode was engaged.  What had been a probe—or Preliminary Investigation—has now been upgraded to an Engineering Analysis, and the action
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The proliferation of supersized vehicles has caused or exacerbated a number of problems—not only do large pickups and SUVs spew more air pollution than smaller vehicles, but they are more likely to kill or injure pedestrians and cyclists, and they increase road wear. Several European jurisdictions have enacted measures to address “truck bloat.” In France,
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One little Swiss microcar (technically a quadricycle) has made a disproportionately sized splash. The pint-sized four-wheeled electric vehicle known as the Microlino may be petite, but it’s got a long line forming out the door counting over 30,000 reservation holders. And today the company officially opened its configurator to let those early adopters begin building
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Battery cathode materials specialist Nano One has announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Battery Materials (JMBM), a Canadian company that operates one of the few LFP cathode production facilities in North America. Nano One will acquire all of the outstanding shares of JMBM for a total of $10.25 million Canadian ($8 million US). The deal
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Another $25,000 electric car is going to be available soon and more are coming soon based on comments from Ford CEO, plus BMW just unveiled their most affordable EV. Plus, the host of the State of Charge YouTube channel Tom Moloughney will join me in Netherlands to talk! Subscribe to Tom Moloughney’s channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdX0BJNon1c6GfOdeS3pyDw
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By William Johnson Posted on June 8, 2022 General Motors teased the Cadillac Celestiq today with a series of images displaying the concept vehicle’s sleek and streamlined design, which will serve as “the purest expression of Cadillac design, technology, and performance.” GM has released more glimpses of the Cadillac Celestiq, which is what they describe
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All-New, All Hybrid Toyota has added another model to its ever increasing stable of electrified vehicles with the all-new 2023 Sequoia now exclusively hybrid powered. Completely redesigned, the Sequoia is available in five trims—SR5, Limited, Platinum, TRD Pro and Capstone. With a new powertrain, exterior and interior design, infotainment interface and increased efficiency, the 2023
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Battery materials maker Sila Nanotechnologies will open an anode material plant in Moses Lake, Washington. The company claims its anode material boosts the energy density of lithium-ion batteries by 20%. The 600,000-square-foot hydro-powered facility will begin producing silicon-based anode material in the second half of 2024, and full production is scheduled for the first half
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