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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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Tesla has reportedly been granted permission to sell automotive emission credits domestically in South Korea by the Ministry of Environment starting this year. This marks a significant development for the electric vehicle maker, as it will allow the company to generate additional revenue in the South Korean market.

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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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Celgard files patent infringement lawsuit against LG Chem over Li-ion separator technology

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LG Chem now has SRS patents in five regions, including South Korea, the United States and China. have entered into a long-term supply agreement under which Samsung will purchase Celgard brand separator to be used in its electric drive vehicle and energy storage system lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile. H2USA, the new U.S.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

The Asian electronics industry takes off In 1995, Tan resigned from Sanyo and purchased Trek, a small, family-run electronics component trading firm in his old neighborhood of Geylang, for just shy of US $1 million. An appeals court in the United Kingdom, however, was not persuaded, and Trek lost its patent there in 2008.

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3 Scenarios That Would Make An EV Ineligible For the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Adoption

Of course we presume that the base trim model must actually be available to purchase, and not just planned for the future. EVs assembled in a foreign country — whether Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany, South Korea or elsewhere — would not be eligible for any level of tax credit. Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs): $80,000.