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Canada orders three Chinese companies to divest from Canadian critical minerals companies

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The Government of Canada has ordered the divestiture of the following investments by three Chinese companies in Canadian critical mineral companies: Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co., Power Metals Corp is a Canadaian mining company exploring and developing cesium, lithium and tantalum assets in Canada.

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Honda may build an EV factory in Canada featuring in-house battery cells

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Japanese automaker Honda is considering locations to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Canada featuring the use of in-house battery cells. It’s also expected to help the automaker gain access to EV tax credits in the U.S. under Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rules mandating that vehicles are built domestically.

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S&P Global: US faces new challenges meeting increased demand for critical minerals spurred by IRA

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Copper is not currently listed as a critical mineral in the United States and does not qualify for IRA tax credits. Doing so would require a challenging reorientation of trading patterns across several countries given intense international competition for resources, the study says. and Vale Canada Ltd. Rio Tinto Corp.;

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Tesla selling Model 3 demo vehicles in inventory at a slight discount

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and Canada, and you can see a few examples of the deals in the U.S. Credit: Tesla The demo vehicles include a limited warranty lasting until January 2028 or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first, with battery and drive unit limited warranties until the first of either 100,000 miles or January 2032.

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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NY state launces series of initiatives to encourage adoption of EVs

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Kennedy International Airport and five major cities. The first fast chargers to be installed through the EVolve NY program are targeted to begin construction in spring 2019 along priority travel corridors with high traffic volumes from Buffalo to Montauk, and from Long Island to Canada.

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Four heat pump makers develop successful sub-zero prototypes in the US

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In addition to Johnson, Bosch, Daikin, and Midea will join previously announced partners Lennox International, Carrier, Trane Technologies, and Rheem in having successfully passed the lab testing stage, and will now move into the field testing phase of the Challenge.