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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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According to GlobalData’s Mining Commodity Analyzer , Russia was the third-largest producer of nickel in 2021, producing more than 200,000 tons. The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Defending Taiwan With Chips and Drones

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In fact, this concentration of chip production is the tentpole of the island’s strategy to defend itself from China, which under the Chinese Communist Party’s One China Principle, considers Taiwan a renegade province that will be united with the mainland one way or another. Taiwan’s Silicon Shield strategy rests on two assumptions.

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Canada considers banning China-made software in EVs

Teslarati

The potential ban follows Canada’s announcement to implement tariffs on EVs and aluminum supplies from China. We take really seriously intentional Chinese overcapacity, and we take very seriously the security threat from China. The Canadian government may impose 100% tariff rates on China-made products, similar to the United States. “We

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Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits – ET Auto

Baua Electric

1 restricting Chinese content in batteries eligible for EV tax credits of up to USD 7,500, which sharply cut the number of eligible vehicles. Automakers have since made changes to supply chains and won restored eligibility for many vehicles. New rules took effect on Jan. EV battery chain away from China.

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RusNano, Chinas Thunder Sky to Manufacture Li-ion Batteries in Russia for EVs

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The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia. billion rubles (US$575 million).

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