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Tesla Giga Mexico gets $153M incentive from Nuevo León

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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico will receive $153 million worth of incentives from Nuevo León as state officials seek to temper concerns about delays in the new factory. Nuevo León’s state economic development council approved Tesla Giga Mexico’s incentives, which include the buildout of basic infrastructure like roads and water treatment.

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Second Tesla center in New Mexico to open on Santa Ana Pueblo

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The investment that Tesla is making in workforce development and training as part of this project will be extremely valuable in helping our strategic efforts to create an economy that is powered by STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Manufacturing].” Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

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Another One Bites the Dust: Kia Killing the Rio After 2023

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The automaker’s factory in Monterrey, Mexico, builds the Rio, and the company is expected to retool the facility for EV production. Kia currently builds the EV6 in South Korea and needs a North American manufacturing location for its vehicles to qualify for federal tax credits.

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Tesla said to be mulling U.S. battery plant with supplier CATL

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The IRA rules can qualify certain electric vehicles for either some or all of the $7,500 tax credit for purchasing a clean energy vehicle. One of the stipulations is that a portion of the battery pack be manufactured in the U.S., which is why Tesla and CATL could be looking to launch a partnership within the country.

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After chiding Ford for US CATL battery plan, GM may be seeking its own

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or Mexico, along with a GM license agreement for CATL’s LFP battery tech. car manufacturing.” So even if Ford or GM controls manufacturing, Chinese intellectual property could make these deals a legal gray area. GM already works closely with CATL, but that relationship is limited to the China market.

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The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports – Charged EVs

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percent tariff for all Chinese-made cars, and the Inflation Reduction Act creates an additional barrier with its stipulation that only EVs made in North America qualify for tax credits. Some fear that Chinese firms could do an end run around such barriers by producing EVs in places like Mexico and Brazil.)

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NEMA endorses Biggert-Markey EV infrastructure bill

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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment/Systems (EVSES) product section, has endorsed HR 1685 , the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011. The credit is currently set to expire at the end of this year. Earlier post.)