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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’s anti-subsidy EV probe prompts retaliation from China

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The European Commission’s anti-subsidy probe into electric vehicle (EV) imports from China prompted a retaliation from the Chinese government. The Chinese government launched a trade probe into luxury liquor producers from Europe. The volume of Chinese EVs at the event caught the eye of the European Commission.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. Even despite ongoing political concerns, its entry into North America is considered an eventuality, and other Chinese automakers likely won’t be far behind. auto sector,” the organization writes. auto sector,” the organization writes.

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Tesla China to launch Powerwall batteries and residential solar for domestic market

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While Gigafactory Shanghai has been producing electric vehicles for the local Chinese market for over a year now, Tesla China’s operations have so far been focused on the company’s electric car business. Stay tuned for our updates on Tesla China’s Powerwall and solar event tomorrow.

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Huawei’s smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales – ET Auto

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Huawei Technologies has two huge booths at this week’s event, and there are at least seven Chinese automakers touting its Qiankun installed in their cars as the most sophisticated advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) to date. ” said Evangelos Simoudis, an investor and corporate adviser.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

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Kia Australia would have had to bring it in a fair bit less than that to compete with the current crop of Chinese electric cheapies. It will go on sale sooner than the larger Kia EV5 , which was revealed in production form at the same event. That said, it wouldn’t have been far off the Hyundai Kona EV’s tag.

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CRU: Lithium prices plunging as hype meets reality; impact of new supply, disappointing BEV sales

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Weaker-than-expected demand in China is partly responsible, but the main driver has been the ongoing avalanche of new supply into the market, as plentiful cheap spodumene meets ample conversional capacity in China, the CRU analysts said. Chinese EV sales through to July totalled 696,000 this year, an impressive 41.5%

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