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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials

Charged EVs

Given the current climate and the desire of our customers to have a more localized supply chain, we’ve decided to expand our strategy. BMW has shown interest in this technology, and we announced a joint development agreement with them a couple of years ago. One of our partners in this work is CBMM. Mark Gresser: Yes.

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Given the current climate and the desire of our customers to have a more localized supply chain, we’ve decided to expand our strategy. BMW has shown interest in this technology, and we announced a joint development agreement with them a couple of years ago. One of our partners in this work is CBMM. Mark Gresser: Yes.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has been very vocal in saying the speed demanded for the transition to EVs by politicians is “ beyond the limits ” of what the auto industry can support, and worries it could end up being counterproductive. Further, once a particular EV model reaches 200,000 in US sales , the EV tax credit is phased out.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

Company CEO and founder Henrik Fisker has had a hand in designing the BMW Z8, the Aston Martin DB9 and the V8 Vantage, and the Fisker Karma. Three can fit in the rear seat, where they can control the audio and climate systems. This is a monumental moment for the auto industry, with the consumer and the environment being the winners.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Many in the auto industry are warning that realistic BEV range numbers under varying conditions need to be widely published , else risk creating a backlash against EVs in general. However, other automakers like BMW are quite unabashed about going after the luxury market which it terms “ white hot.”

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. It is only a matter of economics motivated by incentives or taxes. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing.

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Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

Baua Electric

Trump hasn’t had a well-defined platform—then or now—regarding clean energy, transportation, or the auto industry in the same way as President Joe Biden (or, by extension, Vice President and current presidential candidate Kamala Harris). BMW Group Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico Jobs: Would Trump maintain Biden gains?