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T&E study finds recycling battery metals could supply up to a quarter of Europe’s EVs by 2030

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Materials recovered from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap have the potential to build up to 2.4 million EVs in Europe by the end of the decade, cutting the continent’s reliance on mineral imports, according to research by non-governmental sustainability group Transport & Environment (T&E). Recycling spent battery cells and production scrap could provide 14% of… Read more…

Tata Power and Tivolt partner to build commercial EV fleet charging infrastructure in India

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Tivolt Electric Vehicles, an EV venture of Indian conglomerate Murugappa Group, has signed an agreement with Tata Power Renewable Energy to build an EV charging ecosystem for commercial fleets. The companies will use Tata Power’s experience in setting up and managing an expansive EV charging infrastructure to provide Tivolt’s growing network of small electric commercial… Read more…

Rivian shares production and delivery numbers for 2024, stock price surges

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ArenaEV
Rivian’s stock is surging, currently trading 24% higher than yesterday, and the reason is the company’s press release put out today regarding the deliveries and production stats for 2024. Unlike Tesla, which failed to deliver on its own guidance and Wall Street expectations, Rivian actually did meet its full-year guidance, having produced 49,476 vehicles in 2024 and delivered 51,579. For… Read more…

GM and LG Energy Solution extend battery technology partnership to include prismatic cell development

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US automaker GM is extending its 14-year collaboration with South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution to develop prismatic cell technology. GM expects the cells that the companies develop to power its future EV models, as part of its strategy to diversify its supply chain, using multiple chemistries and form factors. GM will continue to… Read more…

UK entrpreneur acquires electric snowmobile maker Taiga

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Taiga Motors, which formerly positioned itself as a leader in snowmobile fleet electrification in the Nordic region and filed for creditor protection in Quebec last summer, is now under the control of a UK entrepreneur, Stewart Wilkinson. The word “taiga” means “boreal forest” or “snow forest.” Taiga also manufactures electric watercraft. In July, the company… Read more…

Future big GM EVs might accelerate charging with multiple connectors

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Green Car Reports
With megawatt charging slow to ramp up, General Motors appears to have an alternative solution to speed up charging for electric commercial vehicles. This is discussed in a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 26, 2024, although it was originally filed by GM about two years earlier. In the document… Read more…

BYD shatters sales records with over 4 million NEVs sold in 2024

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ArenaEV
BYD has announced record-breaking new energy vehicle (NEV) sales for December 2024 and the full year. The company sold a staggering 514,809 NEVs in December alone, marking its seventh consecutive month of record sales. That’s a 50.95% increase from the same period last year and a 1.58% increase from November 2024. BYD’s total sales for 2024 reached an astounding 4.27… Read more…

Wheel-E Podcast: California e-bike laws, Russian army scooters, more

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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new laws and regulations in California regarding electric bicycles, the return of ONYX and the company’s electric mopeds, a review of the Xtracycle Hopper, Russian soldiers on electric scooters, and more. Read more…