UK to recycle rare earth metals used in EV production
A new recycling plant will enable the UK to create a circular economy around the magnets and rare metals needed for electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable technology. UKRI has awarded the University of Birmingham £4.3m to establish the plant, which will be located at Tyseley Energy Park, a research and development facility dedicated to delivering
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Key strategies to help cities overcome the charging challenge
Electric vehicle sales are soaring around the world and especially in Europe, where light-duty sales jumped from an average of 3% in 2019 to an impressive 11% in 2020. Sales in Europe also reached an all-time high of 23% in December of 2020. The future is bright for the air quality in cities, as this trend is highly likely
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£54m Investment for Net-Zero Transport
The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has allocated more than £54m in government and industry funding to accelerate the development of net-zero transport solutions. In Northern Ireland, £11.2m has been allocated to the development and manufacture of low-cost hydrogen fuel cell bus technology and to a new hydrogen centre in Ballymena. £31.9m has been allocated to
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