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Tesla, GM supplier Aptiv suspends operations in Shanghai amid city’s anti-Covid efforts

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Reports have emerged that auto parts maker Aptiv, which supplies carmakers like Tesla and General Motors’ joint venture in China, has suspended its operations at its Shanghai production facility. Tesla and General Motors’ joint venture in China have not released statements about the topic as well. .

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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” Mercedes also specifies that the new facility will be 100% carbon neutral as part of the German automaker’s continuing efforts to decarbonize its production facilities in the coming years. ” Mercedes joins the likes of Tesla, General Motors, and many others , establishing battery recycling capabilities worldwide. .”

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Rivian is one of few pure EV makers that outsourced its electric motors

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Tesla makes a lot of its components in-house, including its vehicles’ electric motors. Even Lucid Motors, which is still ramping the Air’s production ramp, has been proudly highlighting that its electric motors, which were also developed in-house, are amazingly compact and efficient.

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Mercedes CEO Says Brand Sticking With China for the Long Haul

The Truth About Cars

Like many Western nations, Germany cut ties with Russia when war broke out in Ukraine. Volkswagen is one of the most popular brands sold within the region by far and Mercedes-Benz moves substantially more product in Asia than the United States. & This puts Germany in a difficult position, especially automotive manufacturers.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

EV Central

Ceer is being run by American Jim De Luca, a long-time General Motors executive who was CEO of the Vietnamese start-up VinFast and deputy CEO of its parent VinGroup until taking up his new post last May. SEV backing and production is initially coming from China, but there are plans to set up local manufacturing in Mexico.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. The Ukraine war is playing havoc with energy pricing and market stability.

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Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

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Only a handful of countries mine graphite and even fewer refine the mineral enough to be used in batteries and other products. Experts observing the graphite market expect graphite supply to hit a deficit as EV battery makers increase production. Tesla 4680 production tripled in Q3 2022, cell ramp is “gaining rapid traction”.