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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently.

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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

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In 2017, only about 115,000 pure electric vehicles were sold in the United States. According to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Americans will buy a total of 657,000 electric vehicles in 2021. Although less than 4% of all new car sales, new energy vehicle sales in 2021 have already doubled from 2020.

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Visiting Chinese trade official warns EU on greentech probe – ET Auto

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He cited the EU’s investigations into Chinese electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines as examples. He cited the EU’s investigations into Chinese electric cars , solar panels and wind turbines as examples. Earlier this week, Wang was in France where he met French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

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Big Oil Betting On Electric Vehicles

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Speaking this week at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York, Total SA’s chief energy economist, Joel Couse, forecasted that EVs will make up 15 to 30 percent of global new vehicle sales by 2030. These are great cars. by Jon LeSage for Oilprice.com. Maybe even decline. ”. Maybe even decline. ”.

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Stellantis, LGES enforcing ‘contingency plans’ for EV battery plant in Ontario

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LGES and Stellantis introduced the funding extreme pace to ascertain a large-scale, home, electrical car battery production facility in Canada. Inflation Aid Office, which do business in $369 billion of subsidies for electrical cars and alternative blank applied sciences, handed into regulation extreme pace.

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Opinion: 4 Things You Should Think About Before Buying a Sports Car

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The following are essential things you should know before shelling out your hard-earned money on a high-performance car: Your lifestyle. If you spend most of the week huddled in a conference room or behind a computer, spend the rest of the day indoors, perhaps an expensive sports car is not your ideal possession. Extra Costs.

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Tesla Delivery Goal Fell Due To Slower Model X Production Ramp: Sources

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The quarterly financial results issued by electric-car maker Tesla Motors, plus the ensuing conference call with CEO Elon Musk, are eagerly followed by fans and analysts alike.