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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

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UBE Corporation says its New Orleans factory is “intended to bolster the domestic battery components supply chain by reducing the current heavy reliance on Chinese imports.” The Tokyo-headquartered company has formed a new company called UBE C1 Chemicals America (UCCA) for its new US venture.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

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To stay in the game, Renault is among the European automakers rushing to produce EVs that are at a similar price point to ICE vehicles – to avoid losing out to Chinese rivals that have Europe in their sites with low-cost EVs – BYD’s vehicles are arriving by the shipload.

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Hyundai Unveils New 1.6L Gamma GDI, 3.3 Lambda GDI Engines; New Verna

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The new sub-compact, Hyundai’s third China-exclusive model, is built on an all-new platform at the company’s plant in Beijing and is targeted at China’s strategically important C1 segment. Hyundai will launch it in the Chinese market first, then gradually introduce it to other regions. DOHC Gamma delivers 90.4

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