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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

Green Car Congress

According to GlobalData’s Mining Commodity Analyzer , Russia was the third-largest producer of nickel in 2021, producing more than 200,000 tons. The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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RusNano, Chinas Thunder Sky to Manufacture Li-ion Batteries in Russia for EVs

Green Car Congress

The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia. billion rubles (US$575 million).

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IHS Markit says outlook for crude oil prices strengthens through 2021

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Phase II of the recovery (the “just-in-time oil market” phase) is a delicate transition phase in which surplus inventories are worked down in parallel with rising supply as spare supply capacity returns from Vienna Alliance and North American producers.

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The War in Ukraine Disrupts Trade in Both Food and Fuel

Cars That Think

Russia ranks second in the extraction of both crude oil (behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia) and natural gas (behind the United States and ahead of Iran), and it is the sixth-largest producer of coal (behind Australia and ahead of South Africa). Here are the basic facts.

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Kia will ramp up EV3 output as demand for its affordable electric model surges

Baua Electric

The company said reduced subsidies, a lack of popular compact cars in Europe, and sluggish sales in China, Russia, Central and South America led to fewer car sales. Would you buy Kia’s low-cost EV3 for around $30,000? Despite higher EV demand, Kia’s overall global sales fell by 1.9% in the third quarter, with 763,393 vehicles sold.

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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

Teslarati

The adoption of electric vehicles has continued to skyrocket over the past several years despite challenging supply chain conditions, less-than-ideal geopolitical scenarios, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the soaring cost of EV materials. Supply Chain Disruptions have slowed EV adoption considerably. competitive.

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A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

EV Central

We are the only country in the civilised world not to have a a fuel efficiency standard (some people like to point out that Russia doesn’t have one either, but invading your neighbours is about as civilised as drinking vodka out of a sock). Yes, BILLIONS. FCAI chief Tony Weber. Speaking in contradictions?

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