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UK’s bus fleet could reach net zero first The UK’s bus fleet could reach net zero before any other vehicle sector, with figures released by the the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showing that new registrations of the latest, greenest buses rose by a third (36.3%) to 424 units during Q2 2024. As a result, the UK continues to sit at the very front of the European green bus transition as the largest ZEV bus market by volume in Europe, followed by Italy, Germany and France. Net zero commitments from government have been crucial, including England’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area funding and the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund – helping almost a quarter (23.2%) of all new vehicle purchases to decarbonise in the first half of 2024. With buses now leading Britain’s road vehicle decarbonisation – helped by a less complex transition than cars, vans and trucks, given buses have depot-based, circular and consistent routes – the bus fleet could reach net zero before any other vehicle sector, according to the SMMT. Read the full story on the Transport + Energy website: https://lnkd.in/d2fYuWgT Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Mike Hawes Sukky Choongh (she/her), Will Reeves, Emma Butcher, James Boley Alexander Dennis, The Go-Ahead Group , Martin Dean, First Bus, Faizan Ahmad, Charlotte Butler #transport #energy #buses #fleets #electrification

Argonne National Laboratory and Toyota Motor North America have launched a collaboration focused on battery recycling. This partnership aims to improve the recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries, which are critical for electric vehicles. By enhancing these processes, they hope to create a more sustainable lifecycle for EV batteries, reducing environmental impact and dependency on raw materials. This collaboration emphasises the importance of innovation in recycling technology to support the growing demand for electric vehicles and sustainable energy solutions — check it out. #toyota #fleetmanagement #recycling #batteryrecycling

🚕 🔋 🇨🇳 Interesting story about the first large scale scrapping of electric taxis in China with focus on their batteries. Happy for the opportunity to share my view in the article. Personally I think it's an enormous waste of resources to scrap commercial vehicles after eight years (applies to both EV and ICE) in a country where a lot of people still can't afford a car. I was riding in one of the early e6 taxis in Shenzhen last year, the same model as the taxis now being scrapped in Taiyuan, still on its first battery, and had nothing to complain about. But it makes it easier to organise a circular value chain as batteries can be consolidated and assessed efficiently which is the best way to retain battery value. What's not told in the story is that the assigned battery recycling company, Dinos New Energy Technology, that alongside the dismantling and reporposing company Wuchan Renewable Resources Utilization received the order to process the used batteries, was basically set up in the region six months prior to the first car being scrapped. A move from the province to make sure the jobs remained in the region. It shows that the reuse and recycling capacity which already far exceeds supply in China will continue to grow and that barriers to entry are relatively low. The regional push for jobs, something we see between member countries in the EU 🇪🇺 and states in the US 🇺🇸 , with wide-open portfolios of subsidies, tax credits and favourable loans might be one of the main reasons to why new recycling firms only continue to emerge, despite the limited feedstock of batteries to recycle.

Great to see Fast Company picking up on this important topic. 🙏 💥 🍃 We may be a small player, but our goal is to have an out-sized impact in the path to decarbonization - with the bike and scooter trips we provide to our riders, and our entire journey of providing them. #ridegreen #carbonaction #decarbonization #netzero #sustainability #smartcities #ports #drayage #shipping #electricvehicles #EVs #electrictrucks #micromobility Hight Logistics, Inc., Forum Mobility, Lime, World Economic Forum, Mission Possible Partnership, Obvious Ventures, Elemental Excelerator, Overture , The Climate Pledge, Rodrigo J Prudencio, Gabriel Scheer, Candace Ferguson, Greg Germon, Rudy Diaz, Adam Browning, Matt LeDucq, Andrew Beebe, Shomik Dutta, Michael O'Neil, Emma McDonagh, Amy Hochberger

What happens to old electric car batteries? Read more about how Australia is progressing EV battery recycling in Susannah Guthrie's article in Drive.com.au https://lnkd.in/gEuTjWn7

A year ago, a leaked internal document from Toyota highlighted the significant material intensity of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Until full vehicle recycling becomes the norm, can we be certain BEVs are environmentally friendly? Tribeca Asia Infrastructure Fund believes public transport and related infrastructure can more immediately contribute to environmental sustainability.  So the question is not which car to own, but how soon we can go car-free. #Infrastructure #EV #Asia #Battery #Tribeca #Investment #EnergyTransition

In addition to car recycling, car battery recycling is also becoming increasingly important in the Netherlands. Last year, a useful application rate of 63.6% was achieved for discarded drive batteries from electric cars. This is well above the recycling obligation of 50% of the weight of lithium-ion batteries. More facts, figures, and insights about car and car battery recycling can be found in our 2023 sustainability report, "Over Thirty Years of Development and Refinement." https://lnkd.in/epaj9HmB ARN, Janet Kes, Martijn Boelhouwer #car #battery #recycling

Europe’s biggest electric car battery recycling factory set to launch this year on Spain’s Costa Blanca: … to have Europe’s largest electric car battery recycling plant in operation … repairs and replacements faced by electric car owners. GDV Mobility says that … process. Besides becoming the largest electric car battery repair plant in Europe … #car #cars #awesome

A recent article by Circular Online is about another potentially fruitful partnership on the market, between Nissan Motor Corporation and Ecobat 🔋 💪 Two companies will investigate ways to use EV batteries from Nissan LEAFs and whether they could be recovered, repaired, recycled or repurposed. Another aim of the partnership is to investigate ways of commercializing the process of locating, safely transporting, dismantling, repairing and repurposing EV batteries for second-life usage, the same as what Recirculate is working on. We are happy more and more big brands are joining efforts and working together to unleash the potential of batteries’ second life. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emFxK-EG — #EVbatteries #recycling #batteryrecycling #batteriesreuse #batterysystem #circulareconomy #batterymarketplace #eubatteries

Carbon pricing crucial to deliver on greening transport, Volvo boss says: … of diesel trucks that can be sold in Europe, obliging truck makers … , CEO of the Volvo Group, which mainly produces trucks and buses, said … .7% of new truck registrations in Europe, while electric trucks represented 1 … #truck #trucks #cars