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EV-to-EV charging: F-150 Lightning and Ioniq 5 both do it and here’s how

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If you’ve lived around an electric vehicle, you know that flexibility is key. While daily charging at home or at road-trip stops covers most needs, what if friends or family with EVs could lend a few miles to you in a pinch? That’s where something in the ability set of several upcoming EVs might come in very handy: their potential to… More…

US to tighten emissions regulation in 2026

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In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set emissions requirements for new passenger cars and light-duty trucks through model year 2026. The new regulations come into effect with the 2023 model year and require a 28.3 per cent reduction in vehicle emissions by 2026. This reverses former US President Trump’s softening of the […] More…

Cotes cuts carbon footprint of running dry rooms

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Drying rooms are critical to lithium-ion battery manufacture to ensure that the electrodes are prevented from absorbing moisture, which can lead to a reduction in lifespan and even catastrophic failure (writes Peter Donaldson).
Running these dry rooms typically takes a lot of energy, mostly to provide hot air. However, Danish company Cotes has developed a much more efficient way it calls Exergic Technology to do this that significantly reduces the battery’s overall carbon footprint.
Understanding humidity is key to getting rid of unwanted moisture from air, and warm air holds more water than cold air.
Absolute humidity is the amount of water vapour in a given mass of air, and is typically expressed in grams per kilo. Relative humidity, meanwhile, is the amount of water in the air expressed as a percentage of the maximum it can hold at a given temperature. When that percentage exceeds 100, the water begins to condense out. More…

US cuts BYD out of e-bus funding schemes

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The US Government has cut off Chinese manufacturers from funding programs for electric buses. This will hit BYD particularly hard despite having assembled electric buses in the US for years. The most likely “winner” will be Proterra. Federal transit officials say the funding ban won’t slow the transition to electric buses but will likely cause […] More…

Graphite will be in deficit from 2022 – here’s what EV battery makers need to do to secure the critical mineral

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As the electric car revolution ramps up, so does the need for critical minerals used in batteries, such as graphite. According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, there will be a global graphite deficit starting in 2022, and demand from the battery sector is expected to rise 30% annually until 2030. The US has no manufacturing plants that can supply automotive-grade graphite at scale. Meanwhile, China controls 84% of the global supply. Electrek spoke with Don Baxter, CEO of Ceylon Graphite, about how graphite is used in EVs, the supply chain issue, and how EV battery manufacturers can successfully source the vital mineral. More…