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• Inside Redwood Materials, former Tesla CTO's effort to recycle batteries for rare components
  
  CNBC got an inside look at former Tesla CTO JB Straubel's lithium-ion battery recycling start-up.
  CNBC.  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:00:02 GMT.
• New England battery company inks lease deal in Anne Arundel County
  
  The company sells and makes batteries for golf carts, cars and trucks and lawn and garden equipment.
  Melody Simmons.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:59:10 +0000.
• Electric cars could be topped up in less than 10 minutes thanks to 'battery swapping' stations
  
  Ample announced its new 'battery swapping' stations in San Francisco that are being used by Uber drivers. The system replaces dead batteries with fresh units in less than 10 minutes.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:21:58 GMT.
• Ever-Cheaper Batteries Bring Cost Of Electric Cars Closer To Gas Guzzlers
  
  BNEF Batteries Battery prices are one of the biggest costs for electric cars, but that cost has plummeted over the past decade.
  By Mike Scott, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500.
• Toyota to prototype a solid-state electric car in 2021
  
  Solid-state batteries are thought to be the next be breakthrough for electric cars and Toyota might be preparing to unveil a prototype car using this next-gen
  Chris Hall.  Pocket Lint.  Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:56:27 +0000.
• Battery of tests: Scientists figure out how to track what happens inside batteries
  
  A new method could be the key to designing more efficient batteries for specific uses, like electric cars and airplanes.
  Science Daily.  Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:02:27 EST.
• Has Joby Cracked The Power Problem To Make Electric Air Taxis Work?
  
  Many skeptics think batteries are still at least a decade away from making electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft viable. Joby says it's designed a workable aircraft now using automotive batteries. ...
  By Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:31:06 -0500.
• Batteries and gold power new mining projects
  
  High gold prices and surging demand for batteries and electric cars have underpinned a lift in resource projects, but there are battles ahead for the coal sector.
  Shane Wright.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +1100.
• US automaker GM recalls 69,000 electric cars after battery fires
  
  GM says it doesn't yet know what caused fires in five Chevrolet Bolt batteries but its engineers are investigating.
  Al Jazeera.  Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:43:32 +0000.
• Ford CEO says carmaker now eyes making own EV batteries
  
  "We are discussing (battery) cell manufacturing," Ford's Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said Friday at the Reuters Automotive Summit teleconference. ...
  Yahoo.  Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:32:52 -0500.

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