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U.S. Limits China’s Ability to Benefit From Electric Vehicle Subsidies

U.S. Limits China’s Ability to Benefit From Electric Vehicle Subsidies

Friday, December 1, 2023

The Biden administration proposed new rules on Friday aimed at shifting more production of electric vehicle batteries and the materials that power them to the United States, in an attempt to build up a strategic industry now dominated by China.

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Study: Salton Sea area could produce enough lithium for 375 million electric car batteries

Study: Salton Sea area could produce enough lithium for 375 million electric car batteries

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The hot brine located in a vast underground reserve beneath the Salton Sea likely contains enough lithium to build batteries for 375 million electric vehicles, according to a new report released Tuesday.

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Electric Vehicle Push Returns North Carolina to Its Lithium Mining Roots

Electric Vehicle Push Returns North Carolina to Its Lithium Mining Roots

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The Kings Mountain hiking trail known as Cardio Hill overlooks a pit full of rainwater the size of a lake, but the craggy terrain situated about 30 miles west of Charlotte is now one of the most precious pieces of real estate in the United States.

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Third Way and Bipartisan Allies Urge Congress: Protect Funding for Clean Energy Innovation

Third Way and Bipartisan Allies Urge Congress: Protect Funding for Clean Energy Innovation

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The fiscal year 2024 budget process has been a wild ride—and it’s not over yet. As Congress finally begins to shape next year’s budget, backing for clean energy innovation hangs in the balance. Ongoing support for research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of new clean energy technologies will be critical to staying globally competitive, lowering costs, and meeting our climate goals. It must be protected.

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EVgo Extends EV Fast-Charging Station Partnership with Meijer

EVgo Extends EV Fast-Charging Station Partnership with Meijer

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

EVgo Inc., one of the nation’s largest public fast-charging networks for electric vehicles, will install new fast-charging stations in the Midwest in an expanded partnership with Meijer, a regional grocery retailer.

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Lithium-ion battery prices hit record low, drop 14% from 2022: BloombergNEF

Lithium-ion battery prices hit record low, drop 14% from 2022: BloombergNEF

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Prices rose last year for the first time since 2010, then dropped sharply thanks to factors including increased production capacity, the firm said.

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U.S. Department of Energy Launches a Circular Economy Prize to Fortify Supply Chains for the American Sustainable Goods Economy

U.S. Department of Energy Launches a Circular Economy Prize to Fortify Supply Chains for the American Sustainable Goods Economy

Monday, November 27, 2023

Today the U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of its newest clean energy prize, the ‘Re-X Before Recycling’ Prize. This three-phase prize will award a total of $4.5 million in cash prizes and $1.1 million in national laboratory analysis consultation and technical assistance to teams that develop innovative ways to extend the lifetimes of products or parts via re-using, repairing, refurbishing, remanufacturing, or repurposing (“Re-X”) before recycling.  

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $275 Million to Strengthen Clean Energy Supply Chains and Accelerate Manufacturing in America's Energy and Industrial Communities

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $275 Million to Strengthen Clean Energy Supply Chains and Accelerate Manufacturing in America's Energy and Industrial Communities

Monday, November 27, 2023

As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $275 million for seven projects to strengthen clean energy supply chains and accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing in nine former coal communities across the nation. Each project positions the U.S. to enhance its global competitiveness and national security by building domestic supply chains for existing and emerging technologies, built with American labor and materials.

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Net zero could avert 32,000 deaths, save $1T — report

Net zero could avert 32,000 deaths, save $1T — report

Friday, November 17, 2023

CLIMATEWIRE | Cutting carbon emissions sharply over the next three decades will prevent tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. and save trillions of dollars by reducing air pollutants and easing climate-fueled disasters, according to a report released Thursday.

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Toyota Signs On As First Carmaker To Buy Battery Components From Redwood Materials

Toyota Signs On As First Carmaker To Buy Battery Components From Redwood Materials

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling and components maker created by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, said it will supply Toyota with anode and cathode materials to make new batteries at a massive U.S. plant the carmaker is building, the startup’s first such deal with an automaker.

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