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Feb 26, 2022, 6:26 PM

Ford, Volvo Join Redwood In EV Battery Recycling Push In California

On Thursday, Redwood Materials said it would work directly with dealers and dismantlers in California to identify and recover end-of-life battery packs. The materials in those packs will be recovered and recycled at Redwood Materials facilities in northern Nevada.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  Nissan Plans EVs For Mississippi, Scouts For A U.S. Battery Plant

  Nissan said it plans to assemble electric vehicles for its Nissan and Infiniti brands in Mississippi starting in 2025.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  China NEV Sales Drop 18.6 Per Cent In January After Subsidy Cut

  December sales surged as buyers rushed in ahead of a subsidy cut that took place in January, Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of another industry body China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Monday.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  Analysis-Tesla Software Updates Allow Quick Fixes - And Taking Risks

  Investors have awarded Tesla's leadership on in-car software with a market value of $905 billion that dwarfs traditional carmakers, many of which are now scrambling to roll out their own ability to offer over-the-air software updates.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  Back In The Black, Renault Looks To Tap Into Electric Boom

  The French automaker announced its "strategic studies" on Friday as it reported an annual profit for the first time in three years and said its turnaround plan was ahead of schedule.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  Volta Trucks Raises $260 Million To Fund Electric Vehicle Launch

  Protoypes of the Volta Zero, a 16-tonne fully-electric truck, will be delivered to customers in mid-2022, with series production due to start in late 2022.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  Firefighters Struggle To Douse Fire On Luxury Cars Vessel Off Azores Islands

  The Felicity Ace ship, carrying around 4,000 vehicles including Porsches, Audis and Bentleys, some electric with lithium-ion batteries, caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday. The 22 crew members on board were evacuated on the same day.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  E-Bike Startup Zoomo Raises Extra $20 Million For European Expansion

  Zoomo is also expanding its software and hardware teams to develop new software for customers and work on new bike forms and accessories to carry more weight.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 26, 2022

  Lucid Group To Recall Over 200 Cars Due To Possible Safety Issue

  Lucid is not aware of any instances of the part failing in its vehicles, but it expects about 1% of the 203 potentially affected cars may have the incorrectly installed part.

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