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Baker Institute expert suggests assumptions about oil’s influence on politics in the Middle East should be reversed

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Finally, in many MENA countries, government policies that made available low-priced fuel and electricity contributed to an ‘entitlement mentality’ among citizens toward cheap energy. Key research programs include energy, health, conflict resolution, science and technology, tax and expenditure policy, and Latin America and China studies.

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials

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It offers similar performance, but manganese is very cheap, and it operates at a higher voltage, which enables a significant increase in energy density. Mark Gresser: Over the last few years, cell makers in North America have been looking for accessible, long-term alternatives to China-based cathode active material production.

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

It offers similar performance, but manganese is very cheap, and it operates at a higher voltage, which enables a significant increase in energy density. Mark Gresser: Over the last few years, cell makers in North America have been looking for accessible, long-term alternatives to China-based cathode active material production.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. market only in a long-wheelbase version, VW of America having decided the standard European model was just too small. So the U.S.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Profitability parity is evidenced by the fact that last year earnings-before-income-taxes (EBIT) margins for automakers globally clustered in a tight band ranging from 4.3% —Mark Wakefield, a director in AlixPartners’ Global Automotive Practice. AlixPartners finds that the global vehicle market is on track to be 76.4

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019. The much-hyped BYD ute is due in 2024 and it’s already been leaked in online patent images.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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Late last year, Volvo launched its very first all-electric model in North America. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Under current rules, that means up to 200,000 Polestar vehicles will be eligible for the full $7,500 federal income-tax credit.