Remove Argentina Remove Batteries Remove Grid Remove Transportation
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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”.

Bolivia 320
article thumbnail

OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

Green Car Congress

OptiFuel Systems has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Argentina Ministry of Transportation through Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (FASE). Argentina has prioritized government and public investment to grow the share of freight shipped by rail throughout the country.

Diesel 418
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Battery 397
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Nevada 150
article thumbnail

Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

But the impact is way lesser than what it takes to drill, extract, transport, refine and burn oil. The reality is these mines are not even in use by the battery industry and they are not Lithium Mines. Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions.

Li-ion 59
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

article thumbnail

The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

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.

Petrol 59