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Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

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Hunan and Inner Mongolia are among the most affected areas of the battery supply chain, with the former a production hub for cathodes and the latter a hub for synthetic graphite anode processing.

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Giga Carbon Neutrality secures contract for 200 hydrogen and battery EV trucks and machinery in China

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Giga Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has secured a contract to supply 200 hydrogen and battery EV powered heavy trucks and associated engineering machinery from The People’s Government of Ejin Horo Banner, an administrative division of Ordos City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China.

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Elon Musk discusses potential Tesla investment with Magnolia’s PM

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On Tuesday, the pair discussed a possible joint research venture about rare earth elements and battery minerals through a virtual meeting. Global think tank ODI held a roundtable earlier this year that discussed Magnolia’s New Recovery Policy and where the country currently stands in the economic supply chain. Tesla proposes $3.8

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one of the world’s most polluted cities.

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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year

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NIO intends to equip the ES8 with a swappable battery pack. The manufacturing and supply chain that will produce the ES8 is already in place, the company said. The ES8 features the “design identity” of every NIO vehicle: the X-bar and signature “Spark Beat” tail lights.

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Benchmark: China dominates Li-ion battery supply chain

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China dominates the global Li-ion battery supply chain to the extent that removing the country in favor of European or North American alternatives will be difficult, according to analysis by Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. Despite mining less than 10% of the global supply, China refines 95% of it.

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