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Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices are still sinking, but lithium suppliers have begun to cut production and the market is looking forward to the September-October demand season, TrendForce said. Prices for lithium carbonate, a key raw material for batteries, have continued to fall over the past month, after seeing a brief rebound in the second quarter. However, the decline may not last much longer, according to a new report. Lithium prices should stop falling and stabilize in September as Chinese lithium suppliers have begun to cut production, market research firm TrendForce said in a report yesterday. Lithium batteries are used in…

Lotus today unwrapped its new flagship, the Emeya, at a glittering event in New York City. Known as the Type 133 until recently, the electric four-door sedan will pose a fresh challenge to the likes of the Tesla Model S and the Porsche Taycan Turbo. It flaunts cutting-edge tech and is the brand’s first four-door sedan after the Opel Omega-based Carlton from the 1990s. Aerodynamics is at the sedan’s forefront. It features an active grille upfront, first seen on the Eletre SUV, to reduce drag and improve efficiency when closed and cool the battery and the brakes when open. There’s…

Zero emission aircraft powertrain developer H2FLY is celebrating a major milestone in what it is hailing as a world’s first. The company has successfully piloted a flight of an electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen rather than gas, opening a new door of opportunity for zero-emissions long distance flights. H2FLY is a Stuttgart, Germany-based company that specializes in the development of hydrogen electric aviation technology – more specifically, liquid hydrogen – with hopes of becoming one of the first to deliver a qualified propulsion system to market. It has the support of Joby Aviation, an eVTOL developer we often cover…

Three prominent US Senators have demanded that the Treasury Department begin to collect and analyze data on the effect of the climate crisis on the insurance industry. The call comes during a summer in which the National Hurricane Center issued its first ever tropical storm watch for parts of southern California, a Category 3 hurricane caused major damage in Florida’s Big Bend region, Canada’s seemingly endless wildfires introduced millions of people across North America to the health hazards of wildfire smoke, catastrophic flooding struck several communities, and moderate to exceptional drought covers 23.5% of the US, including Puerto Rico. In…

Electric cargo bikes are picking up a lot of steam across the globe. Marketed as viable car replacements within the city, electric cargo bikes of today are capable of carrying some pretty impressive loads. Case in point: the new Cannondale Cargowagen Neo and Wonderwagen Neo. Both bikes are utility-focused bikes, but differ in terms of their cargo capacities and configurations.  For starters, both models are built atop a heavy-duty SmartForm C2 aluminum step-through frame, so they’re accessible to riders of all shapes and sizes. Additionally, both bikes roll on heavy-duty 20-inch wheels and feature an 80-millimeter suspension fork to smooth…

BlueB, the 2017 Chevy Bolt my wife and I bought in June, has served us well this summer, taking us on numerous vacations and trips to reconnect with friends. We put about 3000 miles on the car and used a ChargePoint Level 2 charger only once. The rest of the time, we relied on a simple wall outlet, which is what is known to EV drivers as Level 1 charging. Level 1 Charging A Chevy Bolt Photo by Carolyn Fortuna/ CleanTechnica Let’s talk about charging an electric car, because that’s what causes the most anxiety among people thinking about purchasing…

Honda maps out its charge-port shift for new EVs. Toyota has revealed a hydrogen fuel-cell pickup project, and it’s ready to take its biggest U.S. port “off the grid.” And will more than four out of five new EVs sold in North Dakota really still fuel up with gasoline? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Toyota is producing its own fuel-cell power for its huge Long Beach port with a distributed hydrogen system that’s quite the comprehensive solution for cutting its emissions and energy use. Starting with agricultural methane piped in, the system not only cuts its reliance…

Honda on Thursday announced that it’s formalized an agreement with Tesla for the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in future U.S. EVs—and what it appears to highlight is that dealerships will need to juggle two different charging standards during the arrival of its upcoming EVs.  Although Honda confirmed the shift to NACS in August, it’s now said a bit more about the timeline.  “In 2025, Honda is planning to launch a new EV model in North America equipped with a NACS port,” stated the automaker. “From that point forward, Honda will continue adopting NACS standards for its…

Toyota on Tuesday revealed a prototype hydrogen fuel-cell pickup truck, but it’s unclear if the project will progress to a production vehicle. Based on the overseas-market Hilux, the prototype was developed by Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.K. and a handful of partner companies, with U.K. government funding. The Hilux was chosen because it has a reputation for durability and reliability that Toyota wanted to apply to fuel-cell powertrains, according to a company press release. Toyota Hilux hydrogen fuel-cell prototype The pickup was fitted with a fuel-cell powertrain made with “core elements” from the Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedan. Hydrogen tanks store enough…

Tesla recently significantly changed the Model S and Model X offer in the United States, cutting prices of the cars by 15-19 percent. Let’s start with the recently introduced software-limited Model S/Model X Standard Range, which disappeared from the lineup within two weeks. As we understand, the SR versions were kind of an experiment to test the market to see whether customers would be interested in ordering such cars starting at an MSRP of $82,990 (Model S) and $88,490 (Model X). It seems that the experiment failed expectations and did not improve sales. Therefore, Tesla had to lower prices of the…