Articles by Climate Solutions Writer Gabriela Aoun Angueira
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![Corroded and damaged electric vehicle batteries at the Ascend Elements electric vehicle recycling plant in Covington, Georgia, March 31, 2023.]()
![Corroded and damaged electric vehicle batteries at the Ascend Elements electric vehicle recycling plant in Covington, Georgia, March 31, 2023.]()
The US doesn’t have a law mandating EV battery recycling. Should it?
Recycling batteries could reduce the need to mine critical minerals - but only if the packs are properly recovered.
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![Tesla lithium refinery]()
![Tesla lithium refinery]()
Tesla breaks ground on lithium refinery in Texas — a first for a US automaker
CEO Elon Musk said the plant will protect against a future "choke point" on battery-grade lithium availability.
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![the owner of a white Nissan Leaf electric vehicle plugs the car into a charger mounted on the wall of his garage.]()
![the owner of a white Nissan Leaf electric vehicle plugs the car into a charger mounted on the wall of his garage.]()
A California bill could help make EVs a blackout solution
The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid — through a process called bidirectional charging.
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![A woman installs solar panels on a roof in Isabela, Puerto Rico.]()
![A woman installs solar panels on a roof in Isabela, Puerto Rico.]()
What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.
As the Department of Energy aims to boost energy reliability in Puerto Rico, local solutions are already doing just that.
