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Manganese batteries: Could they be the main driver for EVs?

Indrabati Lahiri

By Indrabati Lahiri Published on 08/06/2024 – 7:00 GMT+2 Lithium batteries are expensive to produce, and can be hard to recycle. There are also claims that mining for lithium is dangerous. Manufacturers are looking at other metals...

Blackstone buys EV gigafactory land, quelling UK net-zero dreams

By Indrabati Lahiri This move could significantly slow down Britain’s ambitious net-zero plans to increase lithium battery production domestically, in order to decrease dependence on China. ADVERTISEMENT US private equity giant Blackstone has recently announced that it...

‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

Native groups in South America sit on $1 trillion of lithium but at what cost to their water, culture and livelihoods? ADVERTISEMENT The ‘lithium triangle’ – spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – is home to the...

CES 2024: Are EVs about to take a backseat to hydrogen-powered cars?

By Associated Press Electric vehicles (EVs) may be the star of the show at CES in Las Vegas, but other innovations, including hydrogen-powered cars, are turning heads. ADVERTISEMENT While electric vehicles are gaining the lion’s share of...

Here’s how electric car batteries could be recycled in the future

Published on 17/10/2023 – 15:35 GMT+2•Updated 18/10/2023 – 10:03 GMT+2 The researchers have developed a recycling method that allows recovery of 100 per cent of the aluminium and 98 per cent of the lithium in electric...

Why an ‘all solid-state battery’ could save EV owners a lot of time

Published on 13/06/2023 – 14:28 GMT+2•Updated 19/06/2023 – 14:51 GMT+2 The Japanese automotive company are playing catch up after criticism they haven’t done enough to fight the climate crisis. ADVERTISEMENT Toyota has announced its plans to...

What can making salad dressing teach us about recycling batteries?

Share this article FacebookTwitterFlipboardSendRedditMessengerLinkedinVK Copy/paste the article video embed link below:Copied ‘Once we have brought the metals to Europe, it would be silly to send them back to manufacture new batteries abroad’. ADVERTISEMENT As the whole...

India’s first ever lithium discovery gets mixed reactions from locals

India has found what it was looking for in Jammu and Kashmir, but locals fear the consequences of ‘fiddling with nature’. ADVERTISEMENT More than one billion people in India welcomed the first ever discovery of lithium...

The US is mining more lithium. What does that mean for the planet?

The US currently has only one operational lithium mine. That could soon change, with multiple new projects in development across the country. ADVERTISEMENT The race is on to produce more lithium in the United States. Rare...

Cheaper electric vehicles are coming despite high battery costs

The new Equinox EV is only slightly more expensive than regular compact SUVs. ADVERTISEMENT Despite rising battery costs, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles. Last week, General Motors unveiled the upcoming Chevrolet Equinox...

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Manganese batteries: Could they be the main driver for EVs?

Blackstone buys EV gigafactory land, quelling UK net-zero dreams

‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

CES 2024: Are EVs about to take a backseat to hydrogen-powered cars?

Here’s how electric car batteries could be recycled in the future

Why an ‘all solid-state battery’ could save EV owners a lot of time

What can making salad dressing teach us about recycling batteries?

India’s first ever lithium discovery gets mixed reactions from locals

The US is mining more lithium. What does that mean for the planet?

Cheaper electric vehicles are coming despite high battery costs

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