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Arcadium Lithium buys Li-Metal IP and assets

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Arcadium Lithium has acquired the lithium metal business of Li-Metal in an $11 million all-cash deal that includes the company’s intellectual property and physical assets related to lithium metal production, including a pilot production facility in Ontario, Canada. The acquisition is expected to provide a safer, lower cost and more sustainable process for lithium metal… Read more…

Mazda EZ-6 electric sedan confirmed as brand’s first global EV

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Green Car Reports
Mazda on Tuesday announced that the EZ-6 electric sedan will be its first global-market EV. Mazda revealed this sedan in April in China, and at that time it didn’t provide information about whether it would be offered for any other markets. But in a press release Mazda said the EZ-6 will be “officially launched in the fall of 2024 as a global… Read more…

Lectric XPeak off-road e-bike gets 110-mile range at $1,399, Razor Rambler 20 e-bike at new $750 low, Worx 20V 710 PSI pressure washer, more

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Leading today’s Green Deals is the Back to School sale from Lectric, but this time kicked into its highest gear, with the company offering up to $727 off e-bike bundles and 40% off accessories – with its XPeak Off-Road e-bikes starting from $1,399 and getting $727 in free gear, including an extra battery for double the travel range. It is joined by Razor’s Rambler 20 e-bike dropping down to a new $750 low, as well as the Worx 20V Nitro Hydroshot Plus 710 PSI Portable Electric Pressure Washer at a new $164 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well. Read more…

Hönle and bdtronic develop process for curing liquid sealants for battery cell module controllers

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German mechanical engineering company bdtronic and German UV specialist Hönle have created an inline, five-step process for dispensing and curing liquid sealants known as Cured-In-Place-Gaskets (CIPGs) for battery cell module controllers. In the first step of the process, the component contours are pretreated with atmospheric pressure plasma to improve the adhesion of the sealant. In… Read more…

ChargerHelp study suggests roadmap for connected public EV charging network

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A lack of interoperability between key system components—vehicles, charging stations, charging networks, and the grid—and the software systems that support them is a threat to system reliability and broader EV adoption in the US, according to a study by EVSE operations and maintenance (O&M) service provider ChargerHelp!. The network of public chargers in the US… Read more…

Audi slashes EV interest rates, but Tesla Y can cost a lot less

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Green Car Reports
Current Audi EV financing undercuts Tesla, but it may still be possible to get a better deal overall from the U.S. automaker, reports CarsDirect. A recent dealer bulletin showed 0.99% financing on all 2024 Audi EVs for up to 60 months, compared to rates of 2.99% to 6.49% for most of the brand’s other models. It also undercuts the 1.99% rate Tesla… Read more…

Paired Power: For EV charging at remote sites, a microgrid may be better than an off-grid solution

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Off-grid charging solutions are a hot topic, and they’re not just for remote sites that have no grid access. Some customers choose an off-grid solution that incorporates solar power and energy storage in order to avoid the long lead times that are often required to get a new utility interconnection, and/or to offer a backup… Read more…

EV battery costs plummet 90% since 2008 latest data shows

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ArenaEV
The electric vehicle market has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last fifteen years. What was once a niche and expensive product is rapidly becoming mainstream, thanks in large part to a dramatic reduction in the cost of its most crucial component: the battery. A new study by the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office reports a staggering 90%… Read more…