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Rough road for EV industry

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Even Tesla, despite its substantial efforts to hold the line on affordability, has suffered from the effects of war, supply chain disruptions and the rising costs of raw materials. Chile and Bolivia appear to be heading down the same path, placing rigid restrictions on outside access to the countries’ lithium.

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Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

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coal and gas), significantly reducing the overall levelised cost of electricity. India can halve its electricity costs by 2050, while California and Germany can cut costs by 17% and 8% by 2040 respectively.

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

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On the other hand, Manchin’s proposal sets some new eligibility parameters around the cost of the EV, the income level of the buyer, and the source of the battery raw materials (sourced from the US or countries that have a Free Trade. Previously, 200,000 cars per year for each nameplate. Agreement with the US).

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

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We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy). That said, with increased adoption of batteries, alongside improvements in technologies, the [long-term] trend is likely to still be towards lower battery costs and increased affordability, as economies of scale take hold.”.