Battery technology is advancing with silicon anode materials potentially transforming the EV market within a few years. Silicon anodes have been experimented with since the 1970s but lithium-silicon batteries have made huge leaps in the last few years, becoming known for their high performance and energy density. Silicon anodes are known for their high volume expansion when heated during charging but a 3D carbon structure in the battery can contain the expansion. Israel-based company StoreDot is at the pinnacle of silicon anode development and is expected to bring this new silicon battery technology to the premium EV market within the next couple of years.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
UK carmakers warn that they are not ready for the "rules of origin" requirements for electric vehicles set out in post-Brexit trade agreements between the UK and the EU. From 2024, EVs traded between the UK and the EU must have 45% of their parts sourced from either region or face 10% tariffs. Carmakers may not be able to meet this requirement due to problems caused by the domestic supply chain and market competition. The UK currently lags behind Europe's 30 planned battery gigafactories and its electric automakers cannot rely on political help from Westminster.
Fewer than one-quarter of surveyed British customers would invest in an electric car (EV) when they go on sale in the UK in 2025, according to data from insurer Aviva and The Daily Telegraph. However, the poll revealed that customers saw lower running costs and environmental benefits as positive factors of owning an EV, though more than 50% still believed the cars were less safe than petrol cars. Respondents also said the cost of EVs and the lack of charging points around the country were hampering adoption. The figures conflict with recent research carried out by the RAC Foundation and the International Council for Clean Transport, which found EV uptake rates could climb to one-third of new car sales by 2025 if the motivation was there for consumers.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
China's Wuling Motors has announced it will lower the starting price of its Mini EV electric vehicle to $4,300. The company also said that some new energy vehicle models will see price reductions of up to $1,900. The move may help Wuling Motors to compete with rivals such as Tesla as China pushes to make its new vehicle market less reliant on government subsidies.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
As Tesla and BYD step up electric vehicle production, the chief executives of five Japanese automakers have released a unified message encouraging the need for a diverse approach to powertrains and alternative fuels to achieve more environmentally responsible vehicles. Japan's largest passenger car exporter, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), exhibited a range of hydrogen and carbon neutral fuel vehicles throughout the recent G7 summit alongside EVs. JAMA's united voice is in contrast to that of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, which in 2020 lost several members for failing to agree on the best way to tackle climate change.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
The Group of Seven (G7) announced a 1,600-word statement on economic security covering trade-distorting subsidies, cybertheft, and more. The statement indicated the G7 would use early warnings and rapid information sharing and explore "co-ordinated responses" to counter economic coercion, according to the FT's Alan Beattie. However, further action will not be automatic and leaves participating countries to uphold their "respective legal systems" to counter economic coercion. The announcement serves as a rhetorical commitment to support countries affected by coercive trade blockades. Nevertheless, Australia's response to Chinese trade embargoes may be an effective strategy as companies' primary tactic was to adjust and not make noise or show weakness.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
Ford has signed supply agreements with top lithium producers Albemarle and SQM, along with three smaller developers, as it seeks to shrink what it sees as a $7bn cost gap with rivals. The companies will provide Ford with the silvery-white metal needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Other auto manufacturers have sought to secure their own supplies of lithium and other EV metals, including General Motors, which has made a $650m investment in miner Lithium Americas and a $200m payment to Livent to lock in metal supplies.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy, will speak at an event hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Shah will discuss the LPO's contribution to funding high-impact energy projects and advanced vehicle technologies, along with how it is advancing supply chain competitiveness and supporting US advanced nuclear projects in line with the Biden Administration’s clean energy goals. Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program, will moderate the discussion.
