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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.

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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. Mobility startups can be equitable, accessible and profitable.

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

TechCrunch

Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by fossil-fuel buses. . BasiGo’s COO, Alex Mwaura, said they will tap the country’s renewable energy resource to fuel public transportation. .

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Here are the biggest announcements from Volkswagen’s battery event

The Verge

Volkswagen said it intends to have 18,000 public fast-charging points in operation in Europe by 2025, a fivefold increase over the current state of EV charging in the continent. 18,000 public fast-charging points in Europe by 2025. Northvolt will also sell its share in joint-venture Northvolt Zwei to Volkswagen. Charging expansion.

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Daily Crunch: World’s largest Black-led VC fund leads $4M seed round for Nigerian retail automation startup

TechCrunch

Minerva Lithium : Uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium. Advanced Ionics : Is striving to drive down the price of green hydrogen by slashing how much electricity is needed for electrolysis by as much as 50%. Nat4bio : Makes food-grade coating to protect fruit from microscopic threat.

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Daily Crunch: Amazon says OEMs won’t build their smart TVs due to ‘concern that Google would retaliate’

TechCrunch

Oh, and we know we mentioned this yesterday, but a good thing deserves to be repeated: A huge congrats to Minerva Lithium and their $100,000 Startup Battlefield win ! We miss our work besties already ( ) and are hung over (metaphorically and literally) from an overabundance of wonderfulness this week. Christine and Haje. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins

TechCrunch

While it was a rickety little thing that is clearly not at all ready for public use, the vehicle has got real gumption, and Haje, like me, really wants to love it. billion worth of green bonds — at first for the automaker, Bloomberg reported. TC’s very own Haje Jan Kamps tried out a prototype of the Nimbus three-wheeled, mini-EV.