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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Chinese company is a provider of graphene materials that improve the range, robustness, charging speed, and service life of lithium-ion batteries. One focus is on improving battery technology—the company’s products are used in various components of the batteries, making them more powerful, safer, and more environmentally friendly.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

TTTech Auto , the Vienna-based provider of automotive safety software, is expanding its operations with a dedicated subsidiary in China. TTTech Auto already has a presence in the Chinese market through its joint venture Technomous operated together with SAIC Motor, China’s largest automotive manufacturer.

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OCTOBER 24, 2021

A cross-industry group of European metals-producing and -using industries and their workers have issued a warning about the potentially catastrophic impact of the Chinese magnesium supply shortage. Magnesium is a key alloying material and widely used in the metals-producing industry. Japan uses 4%.

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Teslarati

MAY 24, 2024

Tesla has significantly reduced production of its Model Y electric car at its Shanghai factory in recent months, as per industry data and a source reportedly familiar with the matter. As per the publication, Tesla reportedly planned to cut Model Y production at Giga Shanghai plant by at least 20% in the March-June 2024 period.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) has revealed that Tesla China’s sales of Giga Shanghai-made vehicles declined in February 2024. The decrease came amidst the Chinese New Year holiday, which appears to have impacted China’s general automotive sector last month. Domestic sales were 36.5k

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JUNE 13, 2024

One of the biggest issues in the electric vehicle industry lately has been Chinese electric vehicle exports to the US and Europe and whether those vehicles should face high tariffs. The argument is that China* is heavily subsidizing electric vehicle production, which leads to artificially low prices for its electric.

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JUNE 4, 2024

China has begun issuing approvals to test advanced autonomous driving software, starting with a group of nine automakers and ahead of Tesla’s expected launch of Full Self-Driving (FSD) sometime this year. The safety management system promotes the high-quality development of my country’s intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry.”

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JULY 14, 2021

Based on a substantial shareholding agreement in May 2020, Volkswagen Group entered a strategic cooperation framework with the major Chinese battery producer headquartered at Hefei. The unified cell is compatible to all major upcoming innovations in both product and production technology.

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MAY 25, 2022

This cooperation will accelerate the process of developing Bosch China’s advanced driving solution, moving SAE Level 2-3 AD towards mass production. Adhering to the long-term development strategy of “Local for Local,” Bosch China continues to invest and innovate locally in key technical areas of automotive electronics and software.

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JULY 13, 2023

Johnson Matthey (JM) signed an investment agreement with the Jiading District in Shanghai to help accelerate the hydrogen economy in China. CCMs consist of precisely structured catalysts—typically platinum (cathode) and iridium (anode)—that are applied to solid membranes in a way which maximizes hydrogen production.

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Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2024

China is the world’s largest lithium battery market, accounting for some 57% of global demand in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. China is the world’s largest lithium battery market , accounting for some 57% of global demand in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The COVID-19 has hit the Chinese EV sector hard; CRU, a provider of business intelligence on the global metals, mining and fertilizer industries, believes that weak sales will last at least until early Q2 2020. Nonetheless, it continues to forecast Chinese EV sales growth in 2020 over 2019’s total.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Bosch and China-based premium commercial vehicle manufacturer Qingling Motors have established a joint venture in China: Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems (Chongqing) Co. The new company will develop, assemble and market fuel cell systems for the Chinese market. Small-scale production will start there this year.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

It also said that higher duties on Chinese face masks, syringes and needles, medical gloves and natural graphite presents an export opportunity for India. The raising of tariff on EVs , batteries and many other new technology items by the US may push China to dump these products in other markers including India.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

China, despite being one of the world’s largest producers and market for electric vehicles (EVs), is actively exploring alternate energy technologies for automobiles to meet its sustainability goals, including hydrogen internal combustion engines (H 2 ICEs) for commercial vehicles, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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APRIL 21, 2022

How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. This surge occurred mostly in China, driven by steel manufacturing.

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MARCH 4, 2021

by Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries. As manufacturers set to ramp product back up to produce everything from automobiles, airplanes and construction tools, they will begin to return to normal production cycles. This also means they will face their usual litany of production challenges. Source: Almonty.

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Teslarati

MARCH 24, 2024

China is the world’s largest automotive market, and understandably so, an important one for electric vehicle (EV) makers like Tesla. Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. The automaker also reached a production milestone of 200,000 Seagull EV units in November.

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MARCH 5, 2023

Westport Fuel Systems plans to expand its global manufacturing footprint in China in support of future growth of Westport’s hydrogen componentry business and other alternative fuel system technologies. Westport is focusing on China for this manufacturing expansion as China leads the world in hydrogen investment and infrastructure development.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The Government of Canada has ordered three Chinese companies to divest from three Canadian critical mineral companies: Power Metals, Lithium Chile, and Ultra Lithium. Power Metals also expressed surprise at “Canada’s stance towards Chinese investment into Canada’s critical minerals industry”. Earlier post.)

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JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Key elements of the agreement include the development and industrialization of advanced cell technologies, accompanied by ambitious goals for cost competitiveness. including taking an equity stake.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

China has increased its production quota for rare-earth metals by close to 30% for the first half of this year, according to a report by the Nikkei. Although it is the world’s dominant producer of rare earths, China still imports the minerals from abroad—primarily from Myanmar, Malaysia and Vietnam.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

Auto components maker Uno Minda on Wednesday said it has tied up with China’s Suzhou lnovance Automotive Co for production of electric vehicle components. The products, which would be produced, include charging control unit, inverter, motors and electric drive systems , it added.

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Teslarati

JUNE 7, 2024

Observations from electric vehicle watchers suggest that the wait times for Tesla China’s Giga Shanghai-made Model 3 and Model Y have been reduced. As per Tesla’s order pages for the two vehicles, all variants of the Model 3 and Model Y in China are now listed with an estimated delivery date of 1-6 weeks.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is spearheading the development of a hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China with regional partners. Hyundai believes China has a massive potential for hydrogen powered commercial vehicles. The government also is building infrastructure for supplying low-cost, high efficiency by-product hydrogen.

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JULY 6, 2023

Tesla and 16 Chinese automakers signed a truce ending the EV price war. Executives from Tesla and 16 China-based automakers participated in a signing ceremony at the China Auto Forum in Shanghai held on July 6, 2023. China’s top car makers took part in the event, including BYD, Geely, and Xpeng Inc.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Renault CEO Luca de Meo released a 19-page open letter to Europe describing an auto European plan to protect against the ‘onslaught of electric vehicles (EV)’ coming from China.” China is making rapid inroads into the all-electric vehicle segment. In 2023, around 35% of electric vehicles exported worldwide were Chinese. “As

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APRIL 26, 2023

Image credit: NIO Capital) NIO Capital has invested in a local Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) chip maker as it continues to expand its investments in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry chain. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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JULY 21, 2022

Global demand for refined products dropped substantially in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Less petroleum demand and the associated lower petroleum product prices encouraged refinery closures, reducing global refining capacity, particularly in the United States, Europe, and Japan. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

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JULY 29, 2021

Haldor Topsoe and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum have formed a joint venture with the aim of delivering locally produced MK-151+ methanol synthesis catalysts to the Chinese market. The joint venture will secure fast delivery to local customers, who demand high-performance catalysts for energy-efficient methanol production.

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AUGUST 20, 2022

Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has added a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity. Production Capacity Estimation Table. Production Capacity (end of year) tonnes/year. Strategic Partners. Type of fuel. after 2025. CIMC ENRIC. bio-methanol.

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APRIL 13, 2021

China is positioning itself to dominate the global supply of copper, a material in high demand as the world transitions to alternative energy systems, according to experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “If China’s domestic production of copper is inadequate relative to demand, according to the authors.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Faurecia has acquired a majority of CLD, one of China’s largest high-pressure tank manufacturers. The transaction will be completed once regulatory approvals are obtained in China. Faurecia and CLD will develop and manufacture homologated type III and IV hydrogen storage tanks for the Chinese market.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group signed an investment contract with the government of Guangdong Province to establish an offshore fuel cell system production facility in Guangzhou, China. The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry.

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JULY 23, 2023

The BMW Group further expanded its R&D footprint in China with the opening of a new R&D Center in Shanghai. China is already home to BMW Group’s largest R&D system outside of Germany, with locations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Nanjing. Our new R&D Center and BMW China R&D upgrade will enable us to achieve a real competence push.

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

Australia-based Syrah Resources has completed a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for expansion of its natural graphite AAM facility in Vidalia, Louisiana, as it continues to execute its strategy of becoming the first vertically integrated producer of natural graphite AAM (advanced anode material) outside of China.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Governments in North America and Europe are seriously concerned about China’s growing dominance of the EV industry. Chinese automaker BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s leading seller of EVs, and it’s only one of several Chinese-owned brands that are already selling cars in the US and the EU.

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