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China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance

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Cheap Chinese battery electric heavy trucks are no longer a rumor. They are real machines with real price tags that are so low that they force a reassessment of what the global freight industry is willing to pay for electrification. Standing in a commercial vehicle hall in Wuhan and seeing … [continued]

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AUDI at Auto Guangzhou and EV Potential from Collaboration for Volkswagen Group

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The streets of Guangzhou are dominated by Chinese branded cars with green license plates (signifying that they are NEVs, or new energy vehicles). The smaller number of blue plates (ICE) are largely older American, Japanese, and German brands, with a significant share coming from Volkswagen Group’s Audi. According to several … [continued]

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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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