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Dongfeng-Nissan Bets on a China-First Strategy with the N7 Sedan
Sells 20,000 cars in 2 months Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Nissan officially launched the N7 EV at the Shanghai Motor Show in April. It was first presented in November 2024 at the Guangzhou Motor Show but not officially released until Auto Shanghai in April. The car is a Nissan, but more … [continued]
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The “EVs Are Big Polluters” Circus Is Back In Town
EVs are under attack again. Blame it on Akio Toyoda. In April, the scion of the Toyota Motor Company said in an interview with Automotive News and republished by Toyota Times, “When the term carbon neutrality became popular, we said as a company the enemy is carbon. We have to … [continued]
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The Moment to Make Automotive Steel More Circular Is Now
Recycled steel targets will help clean up car production, strengthen Europe’s domestic industry and reduce our dependence on imports. The automotive industry is the EU’s second biggest steel consumer — yet only a tiny amount, just 6%, of steel used in cars comes from scrap. That’s compared to a European … [continued]
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EVS38 Is All About Charging
The Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS38) in Gothenburg is all about charging. The biggest and most important scientific conference in the world about everything connected to the transition to electric mobility is completely devoted to charging. Over 400 abstracts were submitted, all covering one aspect or another of the charging technology, … [continued]
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A Deeper Look at Hidden Damage: Nano-CT Imaging Maps Internal Battery Degradation
The minerals that power lithium-ion batteries—including lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite—are both highly valuable and difficult to come by. As battery storage capacity across the United States continues to grow, constraints on the mining, refining, and processing of key minerals leaves our energy systems vulnerable to the fluctuations of … [continued]
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