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Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan creates tension with Tesla battery supplier CATL

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Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) decided to delay its plans to build a battery factory in North America after Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. The Chinese battery supplier was considering sites in Canada and Mexico, capable of producing up to 80 GWh per year.

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CATL Pushes Back American Battery Plant News Amid Pelosi's Taiwan Visit

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The Chinese company is planning to build factories in the US or Mexico to produce EV batteries for Tesla and Ford.

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‘Chinese language hurricane’ looming over Europe’s EV sector, Renault chairman warns

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A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s rising electrical automobile sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard stated, as Asia’s superpower dominates key uncooked fabrics to manufacture batteries for 0 emission automobiles. “The battle of the time will likely be a battle of metals.”

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Solid state: EV giants chase ‘holy grail’ of batteries – ET Auto

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QuantumScape shipped its first prototype samples in late 2022, which VW said showed the battery could drive more than 500,000 miles without any noticeable loss of range and had a fast charging time to 80% capacity in 15 minutes. Here are some of the companies developing these kind of batteries.

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CATL to build €7B battery plant in Hungary, its second in Europe

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Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The Debrecen, Hungary battery plant would join CATL’s Munich, Germany facility as the second for the company in Europe. .” CATL announced on Friday that it would invest €7.34

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Visedo introducing new SRPM motor design for buses; 10% increase in power, better cooling

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The high efficiency will increase battery life while shortening recharge cycles. The new design is also optimized for high volume manufacture using Visedo’s facilities in both Finland and Taiwan. The new PowerDRUM S-model also improves hill-climbing ability.

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SK signs MOU with Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics for stationary Li-ion energy storage systems

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SK Energy and Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop stationary Li-ion energy storage systems. Formosa Plastics Group is the largest company in Taiwan and the largest private petrochemical company in Asia. JoongAng Daily.

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