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The first of its kind in the world, an e-motorway may lead to an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric roads in Sweden by 2045

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Tags: sweden, technology, automotive, vehicles.electric, infrastructure, roads, motorways, trafikverket, charging.dynamic, environmental goals, author.roselyne min, source.euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/04/28/sweden-is-building-the-worlds-first-permanent-electrified-road-for-evs-to-charge-while-dri

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Sweden plans to build the world's first permanent e-road by 2035
Published
Apr 28 2023
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    Bullmaestro
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    I really think the EU's law on electric vehicles is a pipe dream. We simply do not have the lithium to meet global demand.

    I really think the EU's law on electric vehicles is a pipe dream. We simply do not have the lithium to meet global demand.

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    1. cfabbro
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      MIT Tech Review - What’s next for batteries

      MIT Tech Review - What’s next for batteries

      Most EVs today are powered by lithium-ion batteries, a decades-old technology that’s also used in laptops and cell phones. All those years of development have helped push prices down and improve performance, so today’s EVs are approaching the price of gas-powered cars and can go for hundreds of miles between charges. Lithium-ion batteries are also finding new applications, including electricity storage on the grid that can help balance out intermittent renewable power sources like wind and solar.

      But there is still lots of room for improvement. Academic labs and companies alike are hunting for ways to improve the technology—boosting capacity, speeding charging time, and cutting costs. The goal is even cheaper batteries that will provide cheap storage for the grid and allow EVs to travel far greater distances on a charge.

      At the same time, concerns about supplies of key battery materials like cobalt and lithium are pushing a search for alternatives to the standard lithium-ion chemistry.

      In the midst of the soaring demand for EVs and renewable power and an explosion in battery development, one thing is certain: batteries will play a key role in the transition to renewable energy. Here’s what to expect in 2023.

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