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Peat might lower cost of sodium-ion batteries for EVs, research suggests


An ingredient used to flavor whiskey and make fertilizer could soon play an important role in EV batteries, researcher at Estonia’s Tartu University say. Reported recently by Reuters, the research indicates that peat could be used to lower the cost of sodium-ion batteries for electric cars, potentially providing an alternative to the currently… More…

Top versions of Lucid Air will be first in US with lidar, company claims


Lucid on Tuesday released more details on the driver-assist tech for its Air electric luxury sedan, which is scheduled to start deliveries later this month. The company is splitting its driver-assistance suite into two tiers—DreamDrive, and DreamDrive Pro. The latter includes the first automotive application of lidar in North America, Lucid… More…

China’s NEV sales continue to rise

In China, around 357,000 New Energy Vehicles were sold in September. Battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles together accounted for a market share of 17.3 per cent. BYD continues to be the strongest brand. A total of 2.067 million vehicles were sold in China last month, of which 357,000 were equipped with a […] More…

France takes aim to become leading EV producer

frankreich-france-batteriezelle-battery-cell-symbolbildFrance’s President Emmanuel Macron has presented a 30 billion euro investment plan for the economic modernisation of the country. Interesting from the perspective of the eMobility industry: two million electric and hybrid vehicles are to be produced in France by 2030. The investment plan presented by Macron is entitled ‘France 2030’ and is primarily aimed […] More…