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

Baua Electric

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

Baua Electric

2024 has so far served up a series of obstacles impacting EV sales, and automakers have been left scrambling. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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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. The Verna will go on sale in the second half of this year. Featuring all-aluminium construction for weight-saving, the 1.6L

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