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Kinterra’s NiVolt advances battery raw materials facility in Quebec

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Kinterra Capital, a Canadian private equity firm, has announced that portfolio company NiVolt Technologies has demonstrated production of high-quality nickel and cobalt products for the battery supply chain. NiVolt has produced mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) containing over 45% nickel plus cobalt with low impurities and is conducting a feasibility study for a Quebec hydrometallurgical facility…. Read more…

Hertz isn’t buying any EVs from Polestar this year, despite previous deal for 65,000 units

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Back in 2022, Polestar announced a deal with Hertz for the car rental company to buy 65,000 EVs in five years starting from that point. Throughout 2022 and 2023, Hertz already purchased 20,000 of them, but now the deal is on hold. According to Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr contacted him last year to ask whether the… Read more…

GOTRAX CTI e-bike now just $699, Anker power stations from $180, Greenworks electric pressure washers, more

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Starting off this week’s best deals at the lead is the GOTRAX CTI Step-Over e-bike at $699. It is joined by a collection of Anker power stations that are seeing discounts up to 42% off, with the biggest deal in the bunch being the Anker SOLIX C1000 with a 200W Solar Panel for $899. Greenworks is also offering another multi-day sale, this time taking 20% off a selection of electric pressure washers, with one model in particular seeing a combined 40% discount. Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals.. Read more…

Law firm Akerman launches EV infrastructure-oriented legal team

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Akerman, a top-100 US law firm with over 700 employees, has launched three new teams under the umbrella of its Energy and Infrastructure Sector Team, focusing on renewable energy and other high-tech infrastructure. The multidisciplinary teams “build upon the existing capabilities of Akerman’s Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure Practice and Renewable Energy and Electric Power… Read more…

California’s diesel ban is on hold. Should fleets still try to comply?

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Under pressure from trucking trade groups, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) decided to delay enforcing some of the registration and reporting provisions of its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which had been scheduled to take effect at the end of 2023. Under the rule, drayage fleets and other “high-priority” fleets must register any legacy combustion-powered… Read more…

BYD Yangwang U7 comes with a monstrous battery to feed 1,287 hp powertrain

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BYD’s luxury brand Yangwang is inching closer to officially launching its second electric vehicle – the U7 sedan (or should we say supercar?). Luckily plenty of details became available before the unveiling of the beast, either due to regulatory procedures or the ever-active army of car spotters and internet sleuths. Yangwang already applied for a sales license last month for… Read more…