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Ukraine’s vast mineral reserves are key to ceasefire talks with the U.S. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

In addition, Soviet and Ukrainian geoscientists identified deposits of lithium and rare earth metals that remain undeveloped. is so interested Critical minerals are defined as resources that are essential to economic or national security and subject to supply risks. Its the largest source in Europe and the fifth largest globally.

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Minerva Lithium uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium

TechCrunch

Lithium, the crucial ingredient in the lithium-ion batteries that will power everything from your Tesla to your iPhone. . The problem is, extracting lithium is expensive , time-consuming, labor intensive and takes a serious toll on the environment. Image Credits: Minerva Lithium. The most precious of all?

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Microsoft's AI found a new material to replace li-ion batteries

TechSpot

Microsoft collaborated with the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to discover a novel material that could alleviate the global dependence on lithium in the production of rechargeable batteries.

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How to compete globally in the critical minerals race

Fast Company Tech

Virgin lithium mining is a focal point for the U.S. and is necessary for the nations growth in the critical minerals market. Yet, there is another primary source to secure key battery materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese), and that is recycling end-of-life and scrap batteries. Currently, the U.S. Also, the U.S.

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The most innovative companies in automotive for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Chinas largest car company, BYD , became the worlds second-biggest EV maker in 2024 due to the rollout of its ultra-affordable models such as the $11,000 Seagull as it grows its global footprint. But the mid-2023 launch of BYDs most affordable modelthe four-figure Seagull compact carignited BYDs exponential sales run.

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Don’t park your Hyundai Kona EV inside because it could catch fire

The Verge

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall for 2019–2020 Hyundai Kona and 2020 Hyundai Ioniq electric vehicles after over a dozen battery fires were reported. It was the second recall for the Kona but the first one that was global in nature. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Next China: YOUIBOT, China’s industrial mobile robot pioneer is going global

TechNode

Credit: YOUIBOT About YOUIBOT YOUIBOT is a leading global provider of mobile robot solutions, applying high-precision Slam navigation mobile robots and application software systems. Credit: YOUIBOT With this logic, industries such as semiconductors and lithium batteries become our primary focus.