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SpaceX to launch five South Korean military satellites by 2025

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All five would help ensure the near-continuous observation of sites of interest in North Korea, nominally allowing for new observations to be made at least every two hours. In a boon to South Korea’s aerospace industry, the country intends to domestically design and manufacture most or all aspects of those spacecraft.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

Cars That Think

In subsequent decades, the company was accused of stealing Western intellectual property , supplying sensitive telecoms equipment to North Korea and Iran , and expanding its global market share by undercutting Western telecom equipment prices by as much as a third. Huawei has delayed the release of its high-end Mate 50 smartphones.

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Aurus Senat limo that Putin gifted to Kim uses South Korean parts, data shows

Baua Electric

The two leaders took turns driving the armoured limousine during Putin’s pomp-filled visit, his first in nearly a quarter of a century to North Korea, in a demonstration of the two nuclear powers’ increasingly close ties. Customers include Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov.

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

Baua Electric

Manufacturers may temporarily exclude certain impracticable-to-trace battery materials from FEOC compliance until 2027 as long as they demonstrate how they plan to comply by then, Treasury said. ” He said the Treasury has “provided a long-term pathway for these (FEOC) countries to remain in our supply chains.”

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Polestar delivers brand’s first EVs not made in China

Baua Electric

Every Polestar model to date has been manufactured in China , but the 2025 Polestar 3 is assembled at a South Carolina plant shared with Volvo. Polestar on Friday confirmed its first customer deliveries of U.S.-built built electric vehicles. Production started there in August following software-related delays.

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Good News and Bad News: Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit in 2024

EV Life

However, some automakers have indicated that they will make the necessary changes to their pricing, sourcing, or manufacturing in the coming year to place some models back on the list. In addition, battery sourcing requirements can also affect a vehicle’s eligibility. The full $7,500 tax credit is split into two parts, each worth $3,750.

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U.S. DOE Releases Final Interpretive Guidance on the Definition of Foreign Entity of Concern

CleanTechnica EVs

Final Guidance Provides Clarity on Terms that Restrict FEOCs from Clean Vehicle Tax Credits and Support Growth of Domestic Battery Materials Processing and Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the U.S.