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Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Teslarati

15:48 PT – More energy storage projects will likely happen in Texas. 15:38 PT – Elon highlights the importance of solar and batteries. Unfortunately, his friend had neither solar nor Powerwall, so they essentially froze themselves out in the dark. So Tesla’s goal would be to make the least dangerous ATV.

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Tesla police cruiser, Trump voters love solar, and at least the mines will be nice

Baua Electric

We’ve also got the world’s quickest police pursuit vehicle, an Amnesty International report highlighting Tesla and Mercedes’ efforts to improve worker conditions in the Congo, and an exploration of Trump voters’ love for solar power. Read more: Cybertruck dually, overland Kia concepts, and electric Mopars at SEMA.

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Cars That Think

Lithium-ion battery recycling took a big step forward this week, as a Hawaiian utility announced it is undertaking one of the biggest examples of grid-storage recycling in North America to date. The Anahola recycling project is one of the earliest examples of stationary storage recycling.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). —James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3% Vehicle body and other car parts.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

And it produces almost all its electricity from hydro and solar. For example, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds about 50 percent of the world’s cobalt reserves. And because the entire point of EVs is to replace fossil fuels, the grid would need more renewable sources of energy, which typically generate energy intermittently.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3% Vehicle body and other car parts.