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Dutch Students Devise Carbon-eating Electric Vehicle

The sporty all-electric car from the Netherlands resembles a BMW coupe, but is unique: It captures more carbon than it emits. “Our end goal is to create a more sustainable future,” said Jens Lahaije, finance manager for TU/ecomotive, the Eindhoven University of Technology student team that created the car. Called ZEM, for zero emission mobility, […]

Compass Minerals Picks Lithium Extraction Technology to Supply Ford, Others

Compass Minerals International Inc said on Wednesday it will use a lithium extraction technology developed by EnergySource Minerals LLC to produce the electric vehicle battery metal for Ford Motor Co and others. Washington has been pressing for U.S. companies to find greener ways https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/new-lithium-technology-can-help-world-go-green-if-it-works-2022-04-07 to boost domestic production of battery metals and lessen the country’s […]

U.S. Investments in Foreign Chip Firms a Potential Concern, White House Says

U.S. investment in foreign chip companies is a potential concern for the Biden administration, a White House official said on Wednesday, but he stressed it has not yet made a final decision on a potential mechanism regulating U.S. investments in China. National Security Council official Peter Harrell heralded the administration’s efforts to kick-start U.S. chipmaking […]