GM Adds Buick To Electric Car Lineup In China
With the new Electra 5, GM banks on Buick brand to add high end SUV sizzle to its electric car sales in China.
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Argonne National Lab Issues Lithium-Sulfur Battery Research Update
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory say they have found ways to make stable lithium-sulfur batteries that last 700 cycles.
Australia’s Lithium Export Earnings Expected To Exceed $16 Billion In 2022–2023
That’s up from $5 billion in 2021.
EV Battery Recycling — Jumping In
Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and building a resilient, renewable energy grid through energy storage batteries. The grid energy storage industry represents a much smaller fraction of the lithium-ion battery market than electric vehicles, but it too has a responsibility to ensure batteries are responsibly … [continued]
Mining Giant Albemarle Announces Advanced Lithium Tech Park In North Carolina
Cutting global heating emissions relies in huge part on electrifying transport. Electrifying transport relies on massively scaling up mining & processing of a handful of minerals. The most famous of those minerals is lithium. The #1 provider in the world of lithium for EV batteries is Albemarle Corporation. For the … [continued]
Giant LFP Battery Installed In Ningxia, China
Enabling much more renewable energy to be added to the grid in high-wind and high-solar Ningxia, China, a giant new energy storage system has been installed and connected to the grid. The 200MW/400MWh is the “largest stand-alone energy storage station with a Hithium LFP battery inside,” Hithium writes. “As the … [continued]
How Are Lithium-Ion Batteries That Store Solar & Wind Power Made?
The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. Wind turbines with blades each the size of a 12-story building punctuate the skyline of wind-swept fields and help power … [continued]
5 More EV Battery Stories Out Of China
Growing electric vehicle adoption is built on the back of growing EV battery production. So, battery news always catches my eye and excites me. Though, news about battery supply deals or new battery production facilities doesn’t always strike writers’ fancy. (Okay, it seldom does.) So, plenty of EV battery news … [continued]
Tesla Electric — New Electricity Plan From Tesla
Tesla has launched a new division, or perhaps we should say a new offering — Tesla Electric. Starting in Texas, this is an electricity plan from Tesla. In other words, Tesla could be your utility. As the company stated in an introductory tweet, “Introducing Tesla Electric, the electricity plan that … [continued]
Record Year for Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chains
This Blog is part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2022 Climate & Clean Energy Developments
