Illuminating Aluminum: Aluminum Air Batteries poised to power electric vehicles using scrap aluminum
Toronto, Ontario — Aluma Power, a Canadian company located on Aamjiwnaang First Nations Land, is just one of many start-up companies looking to use recycled aluminum to power electric vehicles in place of other battery systems. Known as an aluminum-air battery, Aluma Power is working on creating a fuel disk made from recycled aluminum that […]
Closing the Loop: Toyota to source recycled EV battery components from Redwood Materials
Randolph County, North Carolina — In a continued push towards greater sustainability, Toyota has agreed to source Redwood Materials’ CAM and anode copper foil to use in battery production at the automaker’s future North Carolina battery manufacturing plant. Redwood Materials and Toyota have been working on building a closed-loop battery ecosystem since 2022. In regards […]
Unveiling Uni-wheel: Hyundai showcases new Uni-Wheel drive system
Toronto, Ontario — On November 28, Hyundai Motor Group unveiled a new drive system named the “Universal Drive System” or “Uni-Wheel” intended to free up space below a vehicle. Traditionally, the space between a vehicle’s wheels has been reserved for components such as the engine, transmission, and drive shaft, among other parts. The Uni-Wheel instead […]
Recycling Revelations: New York Times report reveals reality of catalytic converter thefts
Toronto, Ontario — In a recent report by Walt Bogdanich, Isak Hüllert and Eli Tan, featured in The New York Times, the reality of catalytic converter theft and recycling has been put into greater perspective. An examination of business records, social media posts and official interviews reveals that stolen catalytic converters pass through middlemen, smelters […]
