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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

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2018 marked a record year for the sale of battery-powered electric vehicles, according to data from JATO Dynamics. of total global sales). It was one of the highest increases among all car categories on the global market, which can be explained by several factors, JATO said. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automaker, and saw its global new vehicle market share increase to 11% during the first quarter of 2009. about 7% of global CO 2 emissions.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. and it still leads globally. must create a strong electric car industry. rivals in the dust.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

In early 2019, Reuters estimated that the top 29 global auto manufacturers had already pledged to invest more than $300 billion towards developing electric vehicles (EVs) and supporting technologies including autonomous driving capability. Yet, even with the global EV market share projected to grow from only about 2.6

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

With EV call for slowing at house, and firms dealing with considerable import price lists in america in addition to a Ecu Union probe into Chinese language subsidies, automakers view the patch as a big enlargement alternative that, thus far, is in large part untapped. of the passenger-vehicle marketplace. Chery Car Co.