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AAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level Event”

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Cars built by Chinese companies like BYD in Mexico could have a devastating effect on American manufacturers, according to AAM. The post AAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level Event” appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EU To Investigate “Flood” Of Cheap Chinese EVs, May Impose Tariffs

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Chinese EVs are causing political turmoil in Europe, where the European Commission is considering new tariffs on imports.

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BYD Says Inflation Reduction Act Keeping Out Cheap EVs — Does That Make Sense?

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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD thinks the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act is preventing the sale of cheap electric cars in the United States. Does this make sense? We asked BYD’s CEO whether or not the company would bring its popular electric vehicles (EVs) to the US a couple of times in the past decade.

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. European local solar panel manufacturers have reached a crisis in that they say they can’t compete with cheap imports and oversupply.

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The Wild World Of Chinese Mini EVs

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I love electric vehicles, but they’re sure not cheap. For many people, a clean used EV is all that they can afford, and that usually costs almost as much as the cheapest new gas-powered cars. Understandably, this keeps many people with low incomes out of the EV game, and it keeps many people globally (who […].

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases. China will continue to play a pivotal role.

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Trade group asks administration to reinstate tariffs on Chinese graphite, critical material for EV batteries

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According to NAGA, China’s graphite supply surpasses global demand, allowing it to flood markets with cheap graphite and manipulate prices. To put it another way, China could disrupt the clean energy transition at any moment by manipulating the global graphite market. The country could use the new rules to reduce exports of graphite.

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