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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

A team from Cornell, with a colleague from Paul Scherrer Institute, has analyzed the trade-off between the decarbonization potential of the road transportation sector and its critical metal requirement from the demand-side perspective in 48 major countries committing to decarbonize their road transportation sectors aided by electric vehicles (EVs).

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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Both companies will work towards creating a Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain to develop the region’s electric mobility market. Bolivia is lithium-rich; the USGS estimates identified lithium reserves in the country to be 21 million tons—ahead of Argentina and Chile, the other members of the “lithium triangle”.

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Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

The report says that reordering the US transportation system through policy and spending shifts to prioritize public and active transit while reducing car dependency can also ensure transit equity, protect ecosystems, respect Indigenous rights, and meet the demands of global justice. Riofrancos et al.

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International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Of the many applications for lithium batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions (ESS) stand out as by far the largest and fastest growing sectors, driven by the world-wide shift from traditional fossil-fueled vehicles towards cleaner forms of transport and energy use. Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.; ppm Li (0.0018%).

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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

BYD won an order to deliver another 406 battery-electric buses to the Colombian capital of Bogotá, coming shortly after a previous announcement on 17 December of the delivery of the 470 pure electric buses to the city. The buses were tendered by the Bogotá City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.). Earlier post.)

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. Globally, BYD buses, taxis and other electric vehicles are present in more than 300 cities, 50 countries and regions.

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BYD to add another 183 electric buses to Santiago’s fleet

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

The Chilean Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt, recently announced a new order for 183 BYD electric buses for the Chilean capital of Santiago, due to arrive in August of this year. The first 100 BYD buses were delivered to Santiago in December 2018.

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Lithium: Good News for the Australian Mining Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is approximately half of global production. Australia is the global leader in lithium production in 2021, with Chile (26,000 tonnes), China (14,000 tonnes), and Argentina (6,200 […].

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California Governor signs bill creating commission on lithium extraction in California

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Global demand for lithium is expected to grow as much as ten-fold over the next decade, particularly with the increasing use of lithium for batteries within multiple energy and transportation applications. Background. The only current domestic supply comes from the Silver Peak mine in Nevada. Earlier post.).

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Study outlines supply chain challenges for lithium

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

However, there are issues associated with the present supply chain of raw materials for battery production, particularly the security and supply of lithium. The majority of known lithium reserves are located in China, Chile, Argentina and Australia. This action by China highlights the risks of global dependence.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

While other commodities are floundering or completely collapsing in this market, lithium—the critical mineral in the emerging battery gigafactory war—is poised to explode, and going forward Nevada is emerging as the front line in this pending American lithium boom. Without lithium, there will be no battery gigafactories.

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Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

Adam Brandt and his colleagues used historical relationships to project future demand for (a) transport services; (b) all liquid fuels; and (c) substitution with alternative energy carriers, including electricity. Their results showed great increases in passenger and freight transport activity, but less reliance on oil.

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Rio Tinto Produces Metals Critical to the rEVolution

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2023

Australian miners are global companies that are leading the search for critical minerals and materials to enable the green industrial revolution. At a local level, Queensland is encouraging miners to prepare for the time when coal is no longer their main product. But there is also a lot of movement on the international stage.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Use EV's Refining, Transporting, Pumping Oil causes huge pollution So not only does fuel pollute when we burn it in our cars, we are also using a huge amount of electricity just to pump the oil that makes the fuel. Then that oil needs to be transported, most of the oil is pumped through pipelines.

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DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified over time, as more than 20% of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions featuring batteries or other energy storage technologies, according to the paper.

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Nanjing team develops solar-powered electrolysis process for extraction of lithium from seawater

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2018

the geographic distribution of land-based lithium resources is uneven, with more than 98% of the total reserves concentrated in Chile, Argentina, China, and Australia. In other words, the omnipresent seawater can act as a nearly infinite global lithium resource, making it a promising source for the future lithium supply.

Solar

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China’s new energy buses are re-exported to Europe

Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Compared with traditional power buses, new energy buses are more globally competitive. Portugal is actively taking measures to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector and to speed up the renewal of new energy vehicles. my country’s new energy bus technology has reached the world’s leading level.

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Decoding The Complex Supply Chain In The Electric Vehicle Industry

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

But have you ever wondered about the behind-the-scenes challenges that make this incredible transportation revolution possible? Global Component Suppliers The production of electric vehicles relies on a vast network of global component suppliers. Here are some major global suppliers in the EV industry.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

BYD to add another 183 electric buses to Santiago’s fleet

Lithium: Good News for the Australian Mining Industry

California Governor signs bill creating commission on lithium extraction in California

Study outlines supply chain challenges for lithium

Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

Rio Tinto Produces Metals Critical to the rEVolution

The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

Nanjing team develops solar-powered electrolysis process for extraction of lithium from seawater

China’s new energy buses are re-exported to Europe

Decoding The Complex Supply Chain In The Electric Vehicle Industry

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