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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

—Dr Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. The BMW Group already signed a contract for the procurement of lithium from hard-rock deposits at Australian mines back in 2019.

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White House warns that Chinese EVs could collect your data and send it back to China

Baua Electric

The US has imposed extra tariffs on Chinese EVs since 2019, with US officials having long warned that China poses a threat in data security, and the new measure could have broad implications across a number of industries, the report said. billion battery-making plant in Michigan – a project that was stopped last September.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

Green Car Congress

This new strategic direction will be anchored in all divisions—from administration and purchasing to development and production, all the way to sales. million vehicles, as produced by the BMW Group in 2019, this would correspond to a reduction of more than 40 million tonnes of CO 2 over the lifecycle in 2030. —Oliver Zipse.

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Tesla releases Conflict Mineral report, extending history of humane mining practices

Teslarati

Tesla has released its Conflict Mineral Report for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2019. Furthermore, Tesla also has internal guidelines for itself that it commits to. Many of the minerals are obtained through the efforts of Tesla’s suppliers. ” (Credit: Tesla).

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China’s EV sector needs concrete revisions in the dual credit policy, not vague comments

China EV

No surprises there, that was in the revised NEV policy put out for comment in December of 2019. More importantly, China Daily reported that Miao said MIIT is working on guidelines for the NEV sector, including the dual-credit scheme. NEV sales in 2019 dropped four percent to 1.21 million in 2019 compared to 1.26

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From Introvert to IEEE Influencer

Cars That Think

During his senior year in 2019, he served as its chair. Kalra has an Indian patent application pending for an automatic bus ticketing and verification machine, which allows citizens to use their thumbprint to purchase a digital bus ticket. He gives workshops about the guidelines to student branches.

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

To accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), the US Government offers a federal EV tax credit of up to $7500 to anyone purchasing or leasing an electric car. It will take a couple of years before automakers meet the strict new guidelines for battery manufacturing, in particular.