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New study of 1,300 EVs busts battery degradation myths, Kia and Tesla top the list

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We are getting some critical new data on battery health from a large-scale study in Sweden, and it’s a massive blow to EV naysayers.

The Swedish used-car marketplace Kvdbil conducted a large-scale test analyzing the “State of Health” (SoH) of over 1,300 used electric cars and plug-in hybrids (723 of which were all-electric).

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Mangrove’s new lithium plant will boost North America’s EV game

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Mangrove Lithium is scaling up in a big way to produce more homegrown lithium in North America. The Vancouver, Canada-based company just announced it will build another new facility, and this one will crank out 20,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium yearly – enough to power over 500,000 EVs, as much as North America’s current refining capacity.

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EVs are 73% cleaner than gas cars – even with battery production

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Battery electric cars sold today in Europe produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than gas cars, even when factoring in production, according to new research from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). That’s a big improvement from 2021, when the gap was 59%.

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