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19 Jun 2018
Singapore’s largest electric vehicle charging network to have 500 charging points islandwide by 2020
(Read more)Singapore’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network - consisting of 500 charging points islandwide - will be made available in public areas such as malls, residential areas and business parks by 2020.
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14 Jun 2018
China’s ambition to power the world’s electric cars took a huge leap forward this week
(Read more)China will be making 70 percent of the world’s electric-vehicle batteries by 2021, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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13 Jun 2018
How Batteries Went From Primitive Power to Global Domination
(Read more)For an energy source that's been around for three decades, the lithium-ion battery is only just hitting its stride. But only now that the electric car has arrived is this energy storage system truly taking off.
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12 Jun 2018
When it comes to making electric cars, there’s China and everyone else
(Read more)China is racing ahead in the global electric vehicle market and it accounts for half the world’s production and sales of electric cars. That’s more than Europe, Japan, and the United States combined.
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09 Jun 2018
Cobalt-Free Car Batteries In The Works For Panasonic & Tesla
(Read more)With cobalt prices soaring and ethical questions about artisanal mining continuing, Panasonic has announced that it is in the process of developing cobalt-free EV batteries.
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08 Jun 2018
GM to sell new electric car batteries to Honda in North America
(Read more)General Motors Co will supply advanced batteries to Japan's Honda Motor Co, the companies said Thursday, a move that could significantly reduce the cost of future electric vehicles at both automakers after 2020.
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05 Jun 2018
About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study
(Read more)The figures in the study were calculated on the assumption that by 2030, a quarter of all vehicles on Germany's roads will be fully electric. Another 15% is expected to be hybrids, which combine an electric motor with a traditional internal combustion engine.
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30 May 2018
VW expects to beat electric car sales goal on China, Europe demand
(Read more)VOLKSWAGEN'S core brand expects to beat the company's stated target of selling 1 million electric cars by 2025, citing solid demand in China and Europe, as well as untapped potential in the southern hemisphere.
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24 May 2018
Jet engines help power cobalt to 10-year highs
(Read more)The spotlight in the cobalt market has been fixed on electric vehicles but shrinking supply and robust demand from traditional sectors such as jet engine makers are helping fuel a price rally that shows no signs of fading.
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22 May 2018
Electric cars could wipe out 7 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2040
(Read more)Electric vehicles will become cheaper than the internal combustion engine in a half decade, while electric buses will completely “dominate” its sector by the late-2020s, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).