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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. million tons, putting Ukraine among the top 10 nations for zinc.

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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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Researchers develop new cathode coating that extends lithium-ion battery life and boosts safety

TechSpot

As the Argonne National Laboratory highlights, lithium batteries have utilized cathode coatings for more than 15 years albeit in a limited capacity. Existing implementations only blanket a small part of the outside of the cathode particle and aren’t effective when it operates at a high temperature or high voltage.

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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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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. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. The agency is also warning owners against parking their vehicles near their homes or any flammable structure.

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Gogoro is joining the battery swapping revolution in China

The Verge

The three companies are announcing the deals just as the Chinese government has begun to embrace battery swapping in a big way, like adopting a national standard for the tech in larger passenger vehicles. When they use lithium battery, you [have to] carry the lithium ion battery back home to charge, it’s unsafe.”.

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The most innovative companies in automotive for 2025

Fast Company Tech

The Warren Buffett-backed Chinese company shifted to building cars nearly two decades ago, applying its expertise in producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to develop reliable, sub-$35,000 EVs. But the mid-2023 launch of BYDs most affordable modelthe four-figure Seagull compact carignited BYDs exponential sales run.