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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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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.

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Google’s Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price

The Verge

The new Nest Thermostat ditches the traditional rotating dial for a simpler, touch strip control system | Photo: Google. Similar to the recently released Nest Audio smart speaker , the Nest Thermostat comes in a variety of colors: white, dark grey, light pink, and light green. Nest has also simplified the software experience.

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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.

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

TechCrunch

We last covered the 2020-founded startup when it closed an $11M Series A back in 2021 — explaining that its system uses CO 2 in a closed-loop cycle to store energy generated from renewable sources (such as solar). And mining for lithium raises environmental concerns in and of itself.)

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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. BasiGo’s other founder, Jonathan Green, has over the past 15 years helped companies deliver renewable energy technologies to users in Africa.

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Here are the biggest announcements from Volkswagen’s battery event

The Verge

This will allow green electricity from the solar energy system to be stored in the vehicle and fed back into the home network if needed,” the company said. VW plans to offer a range of products to enable this, including a home energy storage system and a mobile EV charger that is unconnected from the grid. Two-way charging.

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