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In a lithium squeeze, biggest producer ‘going as fast as we can’

Albemarle Corp., the world’s biggest lithium producer, is expanding as quickly as possible and evaluating new opportunities as buyers of the battery metal struggle to keep up with surging electric-vehicle demand. The company plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle […]

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Infrastructure bill: $7.5B toward nationwide network of 500,000 EV chargers

On Friday night, with the expected bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that designates $65 billion for upgrades of the nation’s electric grid and $7.5 billion for the nationwide deployment of EV charging stations.  Such a buildout potentially represents more than triple the number of charging stations in

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Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Improved A Bit In October 2021

In October, the number of new passenger car registrations in Norway decreased by 10.6% year-over-year to 11,579. Even the plug-ins barely noted an increase. According to the official data, some 10,342 new plugs-ins were registered during the month (up 0.9% year-over-year), which was enough to achieve a near-record 89.3% market share (the record was set previous

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Ford Launches E-Transit Pilot Program Ahead Of Production Start

Ford announced that Ford Pro – its commercial products, services and distribution arm – launched a pilot program with the upcoming all-electric Ford E-Transit van. The plan is to “help companies begin integrating all-electric E-Transit vans into their fleets to evaluate vehicle performance, understand charging solutions and experience advantages of Ford Pro connected software.” The

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