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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Credit: BYD At the same time, many automakers including Tesla are racing to build their next-generation, mass-market EVs, set to first be produced in Texas as soon as 2025 , then later at an upcoming factory in Mexico , and eventually at a yet-unannounced third location. auto industry appeared first on TESLARATI.

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

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Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. The post A cheap Toyota EV?

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. European local solar panel manufacturers have reached a crisis in that they say they can’t compete with cheap imports and oversupply.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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Steel is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions every year and is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Government and corporate net-zero commitments are pushing the steel industry to cancel out its emissions by 2050. The steel industry cannot afford to wait for the 2040s to start its transition.

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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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China has released draft guidelines aimed at reining in the country’s lithium battery industry , which has been in Western crosshairs over fears subsidised overproduction could flood global markets with cut-price exports.

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Chalmers team identifies two main challenges for bio-hydrocarbon fuel production from cheap sources

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. Zhou et al.

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Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada

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After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. For its part, Canada has done a good job of attracting new investment from the EV industry. Thomas, Ontario, with production starting in 2027.

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