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Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

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lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Finally, sodium is cheaper than lithium and widely available from the oceans, which makes a sodium battery preferable to a lithium battery, but insertion hosts for Na + have lower capacities than insertion hosts for Li +.

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Stellantis reports growth in the EU electrified market

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Stellantis reported ov er +6% year-over-year in the BEV market across 10 major markets in Europe, including France, Portugal, and Poland. In January 2024, Stellantis Venture invested in France-based Tiamat to develop its developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. The European automaker captured 14.1%

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The Stunning Carbon Footprint of Plate Glass

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The ingredients are sand (SiO 2 , about 73 percent of the charge ), sodium dioxide (Na 2 O, about 13 percent), lime (CaO, about 9 percent), and magnesium (4 percent). HOW PLATE GLASS IS MADE In many countries , including the Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania, a single line suffices to serve the local market.

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