BASF And Eramet Partner To Assess The Development Of A Nickel-Cobalt Refining Complex To Supply Growing Electric Vehicle Market
BASF and Eramet have signed an agreement to jointly assess the development of a state-of-the-art nickel and cobalt hydrometallurgical refining complex. Such a development would include a High-Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) plant and a Base Metal Refinery (BMR). The HPAL…
Volkswagen Is Testing A DC Wallbox Good For Bi-Directional Charging, Smart Grid Uses
Volkswagen is the latest automaker to experiment with bi-directional charging. The automaker announced last week that it’s testing a DC wallbox that allows electric cars to discharge power back into the grid. The wallbox can charge vehicles at up to…
FCA And ENGIE EPS Partner On V2G In Italy; Second-Life Batteries
FCA Italy S.p.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., and ENGIE EPS, and Italian technology player in energy storage, hydrogen and e-mobility, have been awarded with 25 MW of capacity in the context of the tender process held…
EC Proposes Modernizing EU Legislation On Batteries To Enhance Sustainability And Safety
The European Commission is proposing modernizing EU legislation on batteries; this would be the first initiative delivered among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for…
Ricardo Monitoring Technology Aims To Reduce Electric Vehicle Battery Failures
Ricardo has been awarded funding from the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV), in partnership with Innovate UK, for a research and development project which seeks to improve electric vehicle battery life, performance and resilience. Green economic recovery programmes across…
Bolt Technology Invests In London Electrification
The Estonian ride-sharing company Bolt Technology plans to channel £250,000 into measures to encourage UK drivers from their network to transition to electric vehicles, including the installation of 500 new charging points in London. In the eyes of the ride-hailing…
Germany To Extend Electric Car Subsidies To 2025
Germany will extend its enviromental subsidy for electric cars until 2025. A source informed, a day ahead of a German auto industry summit in Berlin. The existing tax incentive scheme – often referred as an environmental bonus (Umweltbonus genannt) is…
UK Startup Britishvolt Picks Site For $3.5 Billion Vehicle Battery Plant
Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said it had selected a site in northern England to build a £2.6 billion ($3.5 billion) factory that should start production in 2023. The company, which so far has said it has raised about £10…
Alstom To Supply Italy’s First 6 Hydrogen Trains
Alstom will supply six hydrogen fuel cell trains, with the option for eight more, to FNM (Ferrovie Nord Milano), the main transport and mobility group in the Italian region of Lombardy, for a total amount of approximately €160 million. The…
Tougher Battery Standards Sought By EU In Shift To Electric Cars
Europe plans to impose stricter environmental requirements for batteries as it begins a radical economic overhaul set to boost electric vehicles and clean energy. The European Union will aim at setting a global standard in the fast-growing market when it…
