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SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

Green Car Congress

But the ironic piece is that the [Chinese] companies that are trying to reinvent transportation have the least experience at developing the automobile. If you choose a path to electrification, you want to choose a path that gives advantage to Chinese industries. China wants to lead a revolution in transportation, not follow.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots – Chinese customers took delivery of 200,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs in the vehicle’s first 200 days of production. Magna to build EV battery component plant in Michigan – Magna has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in St. 4 that will be arriving at dealers soon.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center , “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117-169 ) amends the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ), now known as the Clean Vehicle Credit, and adds a new requirement for final assembly in North America that takes effect on August 16, 2022 ” .

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

if you really want to go for any alternative vehicle -- now that battery technology is so much better. Reuters ) 1/8/07 Indefatigable auto entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, no longer planning to import Chinese-made cars to the U.S., Bloomberg ). Were starting to build the prototype," he said.

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

For example, would batteries produced in the US by a Chinese company fall foul of the law? billion to GM and LG Energy Solution to build battery factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. It appears that all manufacturers will be eligible for the $7,500 credit through next year, before content restrictions take effect in 2024.