Category: eV

Chinese academician expects lithium prices to see further drop of up to 20% this year

Chinese Academy of Sciences academician Ouyang Minggao said he expects the price of lithium carbonate in China to drop to between RMB 350,000 yuan ($50,890) and 400,000 yuan per ton in the second half of this year.

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Tesla raises prices of two higher-trim Model Y variants both by $290 in China

The small price increases for the Tesla Model Y mean that the model is unlikely to revert to price cuts in the near future, and is expected to dampen the wait-and-see attitude of some potential consumers.

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Toyota Creates All-Electric Drift Car From Classic “Hachi-roku”

“Carbon neutrality for protecting beloved cars,” Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda declared as he introduced the Toyota Corolla Levin (AE86) BEV concept to fans at the Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan’s equivalent of the Las Vegas SEMA show. The Corolla Levin, spelled with the letters “EV” in green, was one of several concept vehicles from Toyota […]

NREL Scientists Find More Eureka Moments, Patent Activity Climbs in FY ’22

There must be a better way. That thought has sparked more scientific advancements, more eureka moments, more patent applications. For a quartet of researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the notion of converting woody biomass to an oil that can then be used to produce high-value, carbon-rich coproducts proved to be an environmentally […]

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Threaten Millions Globally

Climate change is exacerbating potential flooding crises at high- and low elevations, three new studies warn. Approximately 15 million people worldwide — more than half in India, Pakistan, Peru, and China — live in the shadow of glacial lakes prone to sudden and catastrophic outbursts, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. A second […]

Ford F-150 Lightning Production Halted Due To Battery Fire Incident

An F-150 Lightning sitting in a holding lot on company property caught fire earlier this month, leading to Ford halting production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center and issuing a stop shipment order until the cause of the battery fire has been identified. According to The Detroit Bureau, Ford is “holding (both production and shipment) […]