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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. A green industrial policy focused on batteries with EU-wide support for scaling up production is urgently needed to react to US subsidies and China’s years of dominance. Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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ZF has produced 2M electric motors; mild-hybrid to full-electric drives

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The technology company supplies automotive manufacturers with electric motors for different vehicle types—from hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars to electric central drives for commercial vehicles. evo (Serbia) and Shenyang (China) in recent years.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4% million tons; China, 7 million tons; Australia, 5 million tons; Canada, 1.9 Identified lithium resources in other countries have been revised to approximately 47 million tons. Identified lithium resources in Argentina are 9.8

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. This means that the reserves of lithium that are realistically available and could be supplied by Uyuni to the world are 140 million tonnes of lithium.

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