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IDTechEx: despite efforts to reduces rare-earth use, percentage of permanent magnet-based EV motors rising

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Additionally, the Chinese electric vehicle market is the largest in the world and due to their control of the rare-earth supply, most Chinese vehicle models utilize permanent magnet motors. China accounts for the vast majority of rare-earth production worldwide and this has, in the past, led to huge price volatility.

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LME copper prices hit 7-year high

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Copper prices since 1 Jan 2000. 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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Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs

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Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, is a major center in China for energy production and metallurgical industries. Over the last ten years, our research in two Chinese cities have demonstrated that strong government policies to reduce air pollution can result in substantial health benefits for children and adults.

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Global auto production may hit 80+ million units this year; hybrids below 2% of total output

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Worldwide light-duty vehicle production. Production of light-duty passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 The major driver of increased production and sales are the emerging economies, especially China. Electric vehicle (EV) production remains at barely perceptible levels, according to the report.

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Ricardo to partner with China Automotive Technology & Research Center

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Collaboration envisaged under the MoU will include the introduction of new Ricardo automotive technology to China and the joint execution of development programs for Chinese customers. The company currently employs more than 2000 employees in technical facilities such as those at its Tianjin headquarters.

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Pricol revs up e-cockpit development, showcases prototypes to automakers | Autocar Professional

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Pricol has also announced a partnership with TYW, a Chinese company for vertically integrating the screens and other components. “So, at this point in time, we are well positioned to showcase these products with some of our customers who have also shown interest in taking it to the next stages of discussion,” Manoharan stated. .

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China-based study concludes using political incentives to fight pollution is costly and inefficient

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This caused tracked firms to be significantly less productive and firms not tracked to continue to pollute. The productivity loss was mainly driven by upstream polluters investing more in abatement equipment to meet tighter regulations. A 10% reduction in pollution led to a 3% drop in productivity for China’s polluting industries.

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