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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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Mexico Won't Offer EV Incentives to Chinese Automakers

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Chinese automakers are expanding into Mexico, with companies like BYD opening dealerships across the country. Mexico is no stranger to Chinese auto companies, as there are around 20 already selling vehicles in the country. They also want to take action to protect American EVs from cheap or subsidized Chinese models.

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Auto Industry Begs U.S. To Block 'Cheap' Chinese EV Imports From Mexico

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Plus: what's next in the EV race from Jeep, and how Rivian can cross "the valley of death."

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Tesla flooded with new invitations from Mexican States vying to host automaker

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Just last week, it seemed like Tesla had finally narrowed down the location where it would be building its newest facility in Mexico. Veracruz noted that it had an abundant supply of water and cheap electricity , thanks to Mexico’s only nuclear power plant. The Northern State of Nuevo Leon is close to the U.S.

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

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However, the threat of China flooding the market with cheap electric models is too frightening to ignore. That said, Chinese EV manufacturers building vehicles in Mexico could get around that tariff, as goods produced south of the border don’t have financial penalties attached to them, thanks to the U.S.

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

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Credit: BYD At the same time, many automakers including Tesla are racing to build their next-generation, mass-market EVs, set to first be produced in Texas as soon as 2025 , then later at an upcoming factory in Mexico , and eventually at a yet-unannounced third location. auto sector,” the organization writes.

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Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

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Partners include the New Mexico Consortium, University of Maryland, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research. Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal. The pores are miniscule—typically less than five nanometers—and poorly understood.

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