According to Car News China these standards enable recovery of up to 99.6% of critical minerals from retired EV batteries. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jnhuEtN8F5dSKUWd94hvFr9xDKoCJosXzTaStvPPmKSGqjVxorNQP86Mo3GdocBpl&id=61557750939141&post_id=61557750939141_pfbid0jnhuEtN8F5dSKUWd94hvFr9xDKoCJosXzTaStvPPmKSGqjVxorNQP86Mo3GdocBpl&mibextid=CDWPTG
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2026-05-26 Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi fleet has shrunk to only 20 active vehicles
Electrek article 😠 https://www.facebook.com/100064672212764/posts/pfbid06fd6bET3XApz6ydVPtPbC2JwrtHNZ6qwg8mBLgEpcxrpR9UMLTEBVkJa4WCMLoxul/?mibextid=CDWPTG
2026-05-07 EV Batteries Last Longer Than The Car
“Engineering With Rosie” Barnes explains why EV batteries usually last longer than the car. Determining SOH = state of health. Testing for SOH. Thermal issues. Buying used EVs. The EV batteries are guaranteed for 8 years so the risk is lowered when buying a used EV. She mentioned that there are outliers. Occasionally a used
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2026-04-25 England To Ban Sale Of New ICEVs By 2030
Ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, hybrids by 2035. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0oPGrtxWTtSJRLr1rtq3rreQWgZqQCRWbuXP6Vopur9i9fuxgnU1iFfU5BVn6FMg6l&id=100093822948697&post_id=100093822948697_pfbid0oPGrtxWTtSJRLr1rtq3rreQWgZqQCRWbuXP6Vopur9i9fuxgnU1iFfU5BVn6FMg6l&mibextid=CDWPTG
Fossil Fuel Is Wasteful. Before A Fossil Car Fills Its Tank, It’s Already “Spent” Enough Energy To Drive Hundreds Of Miles In An EV.
Just how wasteful is fossil fuel? Most people think about what happens inside the engine… But the real waste starts LONG before the fuel even reaches your car. To make just 1 litre of petrol /gasoline: Around 1,700-3,400 kJ (0.5-0.95 kWh) is used just to get crude oil out the ground. Then another 3,400-6,800 kJ
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2026-01-29 ELECTRIC CARS World News — A study Suggests That Replacing The Battery In An Electric Car Will Soon Be Cheaper Than Repairing An Engine.
ELECTRIC CARS World News https://www.reddit.com/r/electricvehicles /comments/1qp4q8u/a_study_suggests_that _replacing_the_battery_in_an/ A study suggests that replacing the battery in an electric car will soon be cheaper than repairing an engine.
2026-01-28 It’s Happening, Inexorably: “Sales Of Evs Beat Those Of Petrol-only Vehicles In The EU For The First Time Ever”
It’s happening, inexorably: “Sales of EVs beat those of petrol-only vehicles in the EU for the first time ever” It’s only going to get worse for petrol-cars from here. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/fully-electric-vehicle-sales-eu-overtake-petrol-first-time-december-2026-01-27/ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02aJDPLPHAaPtvM98ute2AD9To4e72LwZp7aqSCqNfppZyzW2MUhXxc2yQnCdcHAPHl&id=100050608264103&post_id=100050608264103_pfbid02aJDPLPHAaPtvM98ute2AD9To4e72LwZp7aqSCqNfppZyzW2MUhXxc2yQnCdcHAPHl&mibextid=CDWPTG
2026-01-27 EVs Are Cleaning The Air Today, Reducing NOx
Measurably reducing nitrogen oxides. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02ecCHhpb5wFX7sca88mzcBHqWAxaHPMnP2PWww5t68Bf7nLgj2CAJANJc4R5X5QrLl&id=100093822948697&mibextid=CDWPTG
2026-01-11 Cumulative Lifetime Greenhouse Gas Pollution From EV and ICEV (Gasoline/petrol)
A Facebook having a link to a Chart showing how much EVs save. https://www.facebook.com/100083516882613/posts/pfbid029LBqioY51uFqftE2M4agWXoxsfthYSeoADiCJznqQYWSbgXWtBQ8teCZC3YSub1Xl/?mibextid=Nif5oz
