Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. EV and battery companies in China may well step in and buy the commodity at lower prices.

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Electric Vehicles Russia Ukraine Vehicles 349

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Recent trade deals and high-level cooperation between Russia and China have set off alarm bells in the West as policymakers and oil and gas executives watch the balance of power in global energy markets shift to the East. Russia and China Cozy Up. Reign of the USD. Before the 20 th century, the value of money was tied to gold.

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Russia Oil Saudi Arabia China 225

Cars That Think

APRIL 8, 2023

Large language models don’t come cheap While the power of large language models, like ChatGPT , has increased dramatically, the price of training such models has increased dramatically as well. In China, citizens are generally fans of AI; in France, Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.S.,

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France Industrial Industry Ukraine 144

EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

For example, with increasing evidence of genocidal Chinese government towards Uyghur residents, including forced labor camps, the lack of transparency regarding whether any Chinese EVs benefit from such labor prompts me to deduct 1 production point from China (out of ~25 it had earned). 2ND PLACE: CHINA!

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