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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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VW-backed QuantumScape says its solid-state batteries will enable EVs to travel farther and charge faster

The Verge

Most EV companies use “wet” lithium-ion batteries, which use liquid electrolytes to move energy around. QuantumScape says its solid-state batteries will represent a significant improvement over conventional lithium-ion batteries, enabling electric vehicles that can travel 80 percent further than an electric vehicle with a traditional battery.

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Honda is doubling down on rockets, robots, and flying cars

The Verge

But unlike most startups that are building lightweight, multi-prop vehicles that run on lithium-ion batteries, Honda says it will pursue a hybrid solution “as a means to realize the range desired by our customers,” Frommer said. Honda says it’s looking into eVTOL aircraft that could be used as part of an urban taxi service.

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Stellantis and China’s CATL announce new 50 GWh battery plant in Spain

TechNode

Stellantis and CATL announced Tuesday that they will build a new battery plant capable of producing up to 50 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for lower-cost passenger vehicles in the B and C classes with intermediate ranges. The first phase of the 4.1 billion ($4.3 CATL statement ]

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Daily Crunch: Former Apple employee pleads guilty to stealing autonomous vehicle design details

TechCrunch

senator Joe Manchin’s ultimatum to car manufacturers that they either move more of their lithium-ion battery supply chain out of China or give up on some tax incentives that are part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Light it up : Over at TechCrunch+, Tim reports on U.S. Startups and VC.

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Here are the biggest announcements from Volkswagen’s battery event

The Verge

Practically every automaker is betting that electric vehicles will be the future, with some of the largest countries (and largest auto markets ) in the world moving to phase out gas-powered cars and trucks. The transformation will be bigger than anything the industry has seen in the last century.”.

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Polestar is building a zero-emissions car without ‘cop-out’ carbon offsets

The Verge

Several major automakers have pledged to phase out gas-powered vehicle production by a certain target date, including General Motors , Ford , and Polestar’s parent company, Volvo. But automobile production, including the mining of the rare earth minerals that go into lithium-ion batteries, is an intensely carbon-heavy process.

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