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The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports – Charged EVs

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Governments in North America and Europe are seriously concerned about China’s growing dominance of the EV industry. Chinese automaker BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s leading seller of EVs, and it’s only one of several Chinese-owned brands that are already selling cars in the US and the EU.

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Tesla Model Y trim gets minimal price increase in China

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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel-Drive units in China received minimal price increases of less than a percentage point this week. Tesla’s Design Studio for China reflects the new price increases The price increase follows a sharp rebate on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China at the beginning of the year. It is only a 0.8

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Biden rumored to announce quadrupling of tariffs on Chinese EVs, up to 100%

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The US government is reportedly set to announce wider tariffs on several categories of Chinese goods, including various green products like solar panels and batteries, medical goods, and in particular an increase of tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100%. 66% and well below California at 3.1% Photo is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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Tesla to build a second Megafactory for utility-scale energy storage units in Shanghai

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Tesla’s original Megapack factory is in Lathrop, California, also with a 10,000 Megapack per year capacity. billion (US$325 million) of annual tax revenues starting at the end of 2023. Megapack systems are customizable and scalable, making them suitable for projects of various sizes and locations.

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CATARC and UC Davis establish China-US ZEV Policy Lab to accelerate adoption of plug-in and fuel cell cars in US and in China

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The University of California, Davis, and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) have entered a new agreement to work together to help speed the commercialization of plug-in and fuel cell electric cars in China. The collaboration is intended to help expand the global market for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).

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Major deposits of rare earth elements reported at Ramaco’s Brook Mine in Wyoming

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Based on this data, the Brook Mine could rank among the more promising deposits on a worldwide basis, including Chinese HREE deposits. Source: NETL There is currently only one active mine for magnetic REEs in the United States, located near the Mojave Desert in California.

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Reseachers attribute suddent surge in China PEV sales to massive subsidies and huge non-monetary incentives

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Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. China-based BYD is now the world’s leading manaufacturer of PEVs, jumping ahead of Nissan and Tesla. China and US PEV sales.

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