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A Phyto Finish: Could Seaweed Be Mined for Critical Minerals?

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Some Seaweeds Accumulate Critical Minerals. NREL Scientists Are Studying Which Ones Do It Best Seaweed: the phyto(mining) frontier? Puns aside, seaweed is emerging as a surprising mining source. NREL chemist Stefanie Van Wychen and a team of five departed Juneau, Alaska, on an early spring—and surprisingly green—April morning. The crew … [continued]

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Kenyan Electric Mobility Company Roam Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on Crowdcube

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Kenya’s electric motorcycle sector is starting to gain significant traction. Market share of electric motorcycles jumped from literally 0% to 7% in just over 3 years (2021–2024). Recent figures show that for the first 8 months of 2025, electric motorcycles made up 10% of new motorcycle registrations in Kenya. Speaking … [continued]

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XPENG Sales Reach New Record, Up 76%

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XPENG had another great month in October, finishing with a new vehicle delivery record. The company scored 42,013 vehicle deliveries, up slightly (1%) from September, its previous record delivery month. The 42,013 vehicles delivered in October 2025 were an increase of 76% over October 2024. This was the continuation of … [continued]

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Spiro Raises $100 Million in Africa’s Largest-Ever Investment in Electric Mobility

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Spiro expects to surpass 100,000 deployed electric motorcycles within 2025 — a 400% year-over-year jump. Before this latest round, Spiro had secured more than $180 million from Equitane and Société Générale. That brings the total funding secured by Spiro so far to $280 million! We have been covering the developments … [continued]

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