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JUNE 6, 2020

Toyota Motor and five Chinese OEMs—China FAW Corporation Limited (FAW); Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM); Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC Group); Beijing Automotive Group Co., BAIC Group); and Beijing SinoHytec Co., — signed a joint venture agreement for the establishment of United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co.,

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APRIL 22, 2022

Designers and engineers initially created the Audi urbansphere for use in traffic-dense Chinese megacities, although the concept is also suitable for any other metropolitan center in the world. —Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board Management at AUDI AG and responsible for the Chinese market.

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JANUARY 1, 2022

Chinese lithium carbonate prices soared in 2021, due to a surge in demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the country, according to the end-of-year analysis by Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. Transacted prices in China began to breach the RMB 200,000/tonne mark in November—a historical milestone for lithium pricing.

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Roskill reports that prices for Chinese graphite continue to rise as producers contend with increasing electricity costs and supply disruption caused by limits on energy consumption. Chinese graphite prices are now the highest they’ve been for many years.

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JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., including taking an equity stake. Key elements of the agreement include the development and industrialization of advanced cell technologies, accompanied by ambitious goals for cost competitiveness.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Chinese company is a provider of graphene materials that improve the range, robustness, charging speed, and service life of lithium-ion batteries. The company’s materials are already used in products from leading Chinese battery manufacturers. Specialty chemicals company Evonik has invested in battery specialist SuperC.

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MAY 8, 2021

Lithium carbonate’s premium over lithium hydroxide in the Chinese domestic market, seen in the first quarter of 2021, is beginning to narrow, as shifting cathode chemistry demand continues to support hydroxide prices in China while carbonate gains soften amid limited spot transactions, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Benchmark’s Lithium ion Battery Cell Database shows the Chinese market’s surplus will continue to grow to at least 2030. This makes the non-Chinese market vital for producers in the country to find customers. Total Chinese Tier 3 production next year is forecast to be 2% larger than the demand for Tier 3 batteries globally.

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JANUARY 9, 2021

Until recently, there have been only five Chinese mineral-based convertors supplying or scheduled to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to the overseas market: Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium, Zhiyuan Lithium, General Lithium, and Yahua Lithium.

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APRIL 20, 2020

executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with its Japanese offtake partner and a leading Chinese processor of graphite anode material to collaborate on the construction of a value-add, battery anode plant in a jurisdiction that is proximal to the Company’s Molo graphite project in Madagascar. Canada-based NextSource Materials Inc.

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MARCH 22, 2022

F) Arctic conditions in the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. Combining Geely Auto’s two most sustainable and green powertrain technologies, methanol and NordThor Power hybrid technology, the Methanol Hybrid Emgrand brings to the table low operating costs and ultra-low emissions. The sedan houses a 1.8L

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AUGUST 4, 2022

A graphene nanotube dispersion, developed by OCSiAl, allows for a substantial increase in key battery parameters and is now experiencing growing interest from Chinese battery manufacturers. Introducing OCSiAl’s graphene nanotubes into anode and cathode formulations makes it possible to reach 300 Wh/kg energy density and even go beyond this.

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MARCH 30, 2022

The demonstration trial will support the promotion of green e-methanol and green mobility in Europe as well as preparations for the safe introduction of e-methanol fuel in the EU. The uses of green methanol for commercial shipping have already been pioneered by Danish shipping giant Maersk.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

An unexpectedly strong resurgence in Chinese cathode buying for scrap replacement, improving consumption, restocking and stockpiling purposes. Based on preliminary data from Chinese Customs, Chinese net imports of refined copper jumped by 45% y-o-y, or 1.3Mt, to 4.2Mt in Jan-Nov 2020.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The recovery and subsequent demand growth are underpinned by the green agendas being targeted by many national governments and international bodies looking to reduce carbon emissions. In 2020, Chinese mine production of rare earths is expected to reach 110kt, falling back from 2019, though continuing to represent >55% of global mine output.

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MAY 8, 2022

The acquisitions will provide Northern with 40-50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of graphite production capacity in Québec and Namibia, which will make it the third-largest non-Chinese natural graphite producing company. and a CDN$23-million equity offering lead by Sprott Capital Partners LP.

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APRIL 5, 2021

At the 2020 United Nations Climate Change conference, Chinese President Xi Jiping proposed that China’s carbon dioxide emissions should peak in 2030 and that carbon neutrality should be achieved by 2060.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs follows U.S. entry point for Chinese automakers Canada’s national government Monday announced a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese-made electric vehicles. EV incentives only apply to free-trade partners, Canada underscored Mexico remains a potential U.S.

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MAY 22, 2019

At the current estimated low-speed electric vehicle fleet size, the potential fuel demand displacement could exceed 60,000 barrels per day—2% of current total Chinese gasoline demand.

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MAY 24, 2024

drivers might be more open to Chinese EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We drive the Chevy Silverado EV and, like everyone else, seem to have some mixed feelings. Younger U.S. And the hydrogen hubs costing taxpayers billions of dollars will be how much cleaner than diesel overall?

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JANUARY 7, 2021

The findings revealed unevenness between built-up areas expansion (BUAE), which reflects the pace of infrastructure development, and urban population growth among the cities; and a widening gap between rapid urban population growth and slow urban greening, represented by features including new parks, green spaces and green roofs.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Incorporating XPENG’s latest software architecture and hardware platform, the G9 is the company’s fourth production model, and the first to have been conceived and designed from the outset for both domestic Chinese and international markets. The G9 is XPENG’s first production model to incorporate the X-EEA 3.0

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MAY 24, 2024

drivers are more open to driving vehicles from Chinese brands than their older counterparts, according to a new AutoPacific survey. But concerns about how Chinese brands manage data privacy were high regardless of age. No vehicles from Chinese brands are currently sold in the U.S., Younger U.S.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

A Chinese startup plans to ditch battery packs entirely and integrate cells directly with an EV's chassis. With this goal in mind, Neta Auto on Wednesday announced a cooperative agreement with battery supplier CATL to use the latter's cell-to-chassis tech, branded as Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC).

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market, followed by Korean companies (26%) and Japanese manufacturers (10%). One-third of the world’s EV batteries come from the Chinese company, which provides lithium-ion batteries to Tesla, Peugeot, Hyundai, Honda, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo.

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MAY 14, 2024

The Biden administration on Tuesday took a serious protectionist stance, revealing sweeping tariff hikes affecting $18 billion of Chinese imports, with electric vehicles and their supply chain at the.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The European Union will lower proposed tariffs on electric vehicles from Tesla and certain Chinese automakers after hearing comments submitted by the automakers, Reuters reported Tuesday.

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JUNE 7, 2023

This project was a joint effort by DEC and a research team led by Academician Xie Heping from the Chinese Academy of Engineering. A paper describing the project is published in Nature.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

He Hongping from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new technique—electrokinetic mining (EKM)—for the green and efficient recovery of REEs from weathering crusts. 2022) “A green and efficient technology to recover rare earth elements from weathering crusts.”

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. The two companies have partnered before, with the Weda Bay Nickel project in Indonesia.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Total visible copper stocks (LME + COMEX + SHFE + Chinese bonded warehouses) amounted to just 560kt at the end of January, noted critical materials supply chain intelligence company Roskill—only 11kt more than the lowest recent stock level of 549kt in December 2019.

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MARCH 20, 2020

As a result, by late January, factories were closed and streets were cleared as Chinese authorities had ceased daily activities to stop the spread of the illness. We currently see around a 40% reduction over Chinese cities, however these are just rough estimates, as weather also has an impact on emissions.

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

Lithium prices continued to rise in November, with Chinese battery-grade prices surpassing the RMB 200,000/tonne (US$31,395/tonne) mark, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Price Assessment. Source: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But the Chinese-made electric SUV is seeing a major price hike due to new U.S. The Lotus Eletre EV is still scheduled to reach the U.S., with deliveries set to start in the first quarter of 2025. Lotus on Thursday confirmed that the Eletre Carbon launch model will start at $229,900. The announced price is effectively double what was.

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JULY 30, 2022

Through this pilot project, we are bringing Volkswagen’s long tradition of precision engineering, design, and innovation to the next level, by developing a premium product that will serve the vertical mobility needs of our future tech savvy Chinese customers. In the first phase of its commercial use, V.MO

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APRIL 5, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China will impact the green energy sector, including renewable energy sources, battery energy storage, electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable heating and cooling, says data and analytics company GlobalData. —Sneha Susan Elias, Senior Power Analyst at GlobalData.

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MAY 28, 2021

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has elevated Chinese lithium-ion battery cell and automaker BYD to Benchmark’s top tier EV battery cell manufacturer status joining CATL, Envision AESC, LG Energy Solution, Panasonic, Samsung, and SK Innovation as tier one cell manufacturers. Supplier to domestic Chinese EV market.

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