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Iran announces first lithium reserve in country; projected 8.5 million tonnes

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Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade recently announced that the country has discovered its first lithium reserve, in Qahavand in Hamedan province. million tons of lithium; if realized, this would rank Iran behind Chile (11 millions tons) and ahead of Australia (7.9 The reserve is believed to hold 8.4

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Terra Motors starting electric two-wheeler sales in Iran

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Japan-based Terra Motors, a manufacturer of electric two and three-wheelers ( earlier post ), has started sales of the A4000i electric scooter—with new products to follow—in Tehran, Iran with Jahanro Industrial Co, exclusively for next five years. In Iran, the government has decided to reduce gasoline subsidies.

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LG may work with Iran to develop EVs and infrastructure; 60K units by 2023

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Other LG entities—including LG Electronics, LG Chem and LG Innotek—will lead efforts to develop electric motors, batteries and key auto parts, the company said, according to a report from Iran’s Mehr News Agency. They also agreed to produce about 60,000 EVs by 2023.

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Comment on Some battery makers in China to be forced to cut or halt production due to lack of orders, says TrendForce by DORAMAS

CN EV Post

All the mines in iran and Afghanistan going online what else would anyone expect. Contrary, battery demand wills shoot much since we have other reports here on cnevpost of projects still underway and new projects expanding across the world. Demand is surging, its the supply side that is skyrocketing.

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

Baua Electric

At launch, the entire 2025 Polestar 3 lineup will have dual-motor all-wheel drive, with an output of 489 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, and a 111-kwh battery pack. The 2025 Polestar 3 will arrive for first deliveries in the U.S. Polestar has said that U.S. production of the 3 would be not just for the U.S. market but for export to some markets.

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Renault’s new 2017-2022 plan: 8 EVs, 12 electrified models, 15 autonomous models

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Growing market opportunities in Brazil, India, Iran. Expanded Russia presence through Renault and investments in AVTOVAZ (Lada). Accelerating opportunities in China, new strategic joint ventures in EV and LCV. Alliance scale and technologies to support the growth: €4.2 billion in Monozukuri savings over the plan.

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Mercedes CEO Says Brand Sticking With China for the Long Haul

The Truth About Cars

The security bloc incorporates China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. We have to become more resilient here and more independent of individual countries, for example when it comes to lithium batteries." influence.&