TechCrunch
OCTOBER 19, 2022
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?
The Verge
DECEMBER 8, 2020
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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The Verge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
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.
TechNode
DECEMBER 11, 2024
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
TechCrunch
AUGUST 23, 2022
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.
The Verge
MARCH 15, 2021
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 race for huge improvements in battery technology is one of the most expensive and hotly contested on the planet right now.
The Verge
APRIL 6, 2021
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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