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Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs

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With its first electric vehicle now outselling the quintessential 911 sports car, the German automaker is responding by upping its bet on EVs, in part via a hefty investment in lithium-silicon battery developer Group14 Technologies. Porsche injected $100 million into Group14 as part of a larger $400 million Series C funding round.

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DuPont and VCs see lithium mining as a critical investment for the electric future

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One of the key target resources is lithium, a critical component for smartphones, electric vehicle batteries and nearly every other electric tool of modern convenience and industrial import. That’s one reason why DuPont is making a push to prove out its extraction technologies.

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Energy Dome gets $44M uplift into its CO2 battery for renewable energy storage

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This means, not that renewables are useless (as some right-wing politicians have tried to claim ) but that decarbonizing the electricity grid using these alternative (green) sources of power requires innovation in storage tech — which is where Energy Dome is aiming to step in with its CO 2 Battery.

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Gogoro strikes deal with Yadea and DCJ to build a battery-swapping network in China

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Less than a month after announcing a partnership with India’s largest two-wheeled vehicle maker , Gogoro is taking another big step in its global expansion plans. Gogoro’s new deals in India and China are the biggest steps it has taken for its global strategy since launching the first Gogoro Smartscooter in 2015.

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China’s GAC declares a breakthrough in all-solid-state battery development

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Why it matters: The development is the latest example of liquid-state lithium-ion pack leader China ramping up effort s to master the technology, as global auto giants expect solid-state batteries to give them an edge over competitors in the EV transition. The IM L6 sedan is scheduled for launch in May.

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Sono Motors has gone public, aims to get Sion solar electric vehicle to market by 2023

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The Sion is expected to have a range of 190 miles using a 54 kwH lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, supplied by China’s BYD, that is considered to be more sustainable because it doesn’t have manganese, nickel or cobalt — precious metals that have a high environmental and ethical impact. But NEVS is a tricky one to rely on.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

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They recognize that citizens are extremely concerned about global warming. Additionally, there has been a lot of rhetoric on the part of the automakers regarding the greenness of their operations, when in fact what we are seeing is a lot of green-washing. They recognize that green is very vogue right now.