Remove Green Remove Lithium Remove Project
article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

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. Other solutions to the lithium problem are attracting investor attention, too.

Lithium 80
article thumbnail

China built the first electric car designed exclusively for ride-hailing

The Verge

The vehicle is an adorable green hatchback called the D1, and it was developed by Didi Chuxing, the top ride-hailing company in China that notoriously defeated Uber in 2016 , and BYD, one of the leading electric vehicle manufacturers. The paint job is described as “avocado green,” which is similar to Didi’s shared bikes.

China 142
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Two Chinese auto majors unveil big solid-state battery plans amid global race

TechNode

The moves resonate in an industry that has long attempted to commercialize the technology, widely seen as a next-generation energy storage device because of its superior performance and safety compared with the current batch of liquid-state electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. The RMB 10.9 billion ($1.5

Global 52
article thumbnail

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

Have Fun - Do Good

We're also working with those cities on generating some demonstration projects. 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.

article thumbnail

BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

Jonathan Green is the startup’s other co-founder. Bhattacharya’s experience in the EV space is expansive, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years. and at Fenix International, an off-grid home solar system company.

Kenya 99
article thumbnail

EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after $1 million pre-seed funding

TechCrunch

Bhattacharya is not new to the field of electric vehicles, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years. Over the course of his career, he worked as the CEO of Mission Motors in Silicon Valley and was also a senior manager at Project Titan — the secret electric car project by Apple Inc.

Kenya 97
article thumbnail

This solar-powered steel mill in the Mojave Desert is a glimpse of the future

Fast Company Tech

In recent years, environmental groups and startups have pushed to develop more green methods of making steel, powered by hydropower and renewables. The Center for American Progress argues that investment in domestic green steel production can help the U.S.