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Yasa makes a 1,000-HP electric motor that weighs less than 30 pounds

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Weight is the long-standing enemy of electric cars. Heavy batteries, multiple motors, and complex cooling systems all add up. This weight demands even bigger batteries to achieve decent driving range, which adds more weight. It is a vicious cycle. Until now. A UK-based company named Yasa, however, just revealed a new axial flux motor that weighs less than a well-stocked… Read more…

HPQ to receive up to $3 million to commercialize silicon battery materials

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Canada-based HPQ Silicon has been awarded up to $3 million in funding by the Government of Canada to accelerate the building of its first continuous production system to manufacture silicon-based material for lithium-ion batteries. The investment in the facility, which will have the capacity to produce 50 tons annually, comes from the Energy Innovation Program’s… Read more…

Talga enters US battery anode market through partnership with United Catalyst

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Battery materials and technology company Talga has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with United Catalyst, marking its entry into the US market and laying the groundwork for potentially building new battery graphite recycling and anode facilities. The three-year agreement combines UCC’s capabilities in automotive recycling with Talga’s expertise in battery graphite and anode materials. The… Read more…

AAWireless TWO+ now on sale

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The modern EV interior is a temple of clean lines and big screens. Yet, there’s one small snake that ruins this minimalist garden in a number of cars: the USB cable. That messy, tangled tether linking our phones to our dashboards is a must for using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto in a long list of models. AAWireless made a… Read more…

Energy Fuels rare earth oxides mined in Utah have been qualified for use in EV motor magnets

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Energy Fuels, a US producer of rare earth elements and other critical minerals, has announced that high-purity neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide produced at its White Mesa Mill in Utah has been manufactured into commercial-scale rare earth permanent magnets for drive unit motors used in EVs. The permanent magnets were produced a South Korean manufacturer of drive… Read more…

Energy Fuels rare earth oxides mined in Utah have been qualified for use in EV motor magnets

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Energy Fuels, a US producer of rare earth elements and other critical minerals, has announced that high-purity neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide produced at its White Mesa Mill in Utah has been manufactured into commercial-scale rare earth permanent magnets for drive unit motors used in EVs. The permanent magnets were produced a South Korean manufacturer of drive… Read more…

it’s electric to install building-powered public curbside EV chargers in Alameda

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Brooklyn-based curbside charging pioneer it’s electric has contracted with the city of Alameda, California to install the city’s first building-powered public curbside EV chargers at Everett Commons, an Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) property. The EV chargers—designed for residents without driveways or private garages—will use its electric’s low-impact Level 2 curbside system, which is powered directly… Read more…

it’s electric to install building-powered public curbside EV chargers in Alameda

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Brooklyn-based curbside charging pioneer it’s electric has contracted with the city of Alameda, California to install the city’s first building-powered public curbside EV chargers at Everett Commons, an Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) property. The EV chargers—designed for residents without driveways or private garages—will use its electric’s low-impact Level 2 curbside system, which is powered directly… Read more…

E-bikes are the best thing to happen to cities in decades

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There’s been a lot of hand-wringing lately about electric bikes. You’ve probably seen the headlines – the ones about sidewalk conflicts, teenagers riding too fast, or policymakers scrambling to define what qualifies as an e-bike in the first place. And sure, it’s healthy for cities to ask questions about how new forms of mobility fit into the urban fabric. But let’s not lose sight of something much more important: e-bikes are still one of the best things to happen to cities in decades.. Read more…