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TANAKA establishes production system in China for fuel cell electrode catalysts

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an affiliated company in China, in the area of fuel cell electrode catalyst manufacturing technologies. TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo aims to use this agreement to meet the growing domestic demand for fuel cell electrode catalysts in China. TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.,

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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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Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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China adopts new car tax based on engine size to promote energy conservation

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China’s legislature voted on Friday to adopt a new tax based on engine size to encourage the use of smaller engines in vehicles and vessels to reduce pollution and oil dependence. The annual taxes on vehicles and vessels range from 60 yuan to 5400 yuan, according to engine size as stipulated by the new law. liter to 1.6

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New JV in China to produce high-grade Li-ion power battery materials

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Yilong Investment is obliged to use reasonable efforts to obtain, on behalf of the JV, national-level tax incentives and favorable government treatments, and will coordinate with local financial institutions to provide financing to the JV. which was the first company in China to produce anode materials for lithium batteries at a large scale.

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EV tax credit, China vs US, hydrogen survival, Chevy vs Tesla, electric coal-hauling: Today's Car News

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Today, a prediction China will wallop the U.S. in the electric-car battle, Congress may have saved the EV tax credit, an electric cargo ship that hauls coal, and thoughts on Tesla versus Chevy. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Volkswagen launches model offensive in China; 8 SUVs this year

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Volkswagen is planning an extensive model offensive in China; the brand will double its SUV range by 2020. Volkswagen is entering the second year of its Move Forward brand initiative in China. —Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group and Brand China. Volkswagen is reinventing itself.

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China exempts consumption taxes on biodiesel retroactive to 1 Jan 2009

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China has exempted consumption taxes on pure biodiesel made from waste animal fats or vegetable oils. 2009 and taxes already paid will be refunded, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation. The new policy is effective from 1 Jan.

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