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Evonik invests in Chinese graphene company SuperC

Green Car Congress

Specialty chemicals company Evonik has invested in battery specialist SuperC. The Chinese company is a provider of graphene materials that improve the range, robustness, charging speed, and service life of lithium-ion batteries. The company’s materials are already used in products from leading Chinese battery manufacturers.

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Tesla sues Chinese chip designer for tech secret infringement

Teslarati

Tesla China has sued a Chinese Chip designer for tech secret infringement and unfair competition disputes, reports out of the country’s state media said on Tuesday. ” TianYanCha, a Chinese query platform, said the dispute between Tesla and Bingling involves the “infringement of technical secrets and other aspects.”

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TikTok Could Sway Young People Toward Chinese EV Brands

The Truth About Cars

While American politicians love to harp about TikTok’s Chinese owners and the national security issues that could bring, it may also be true that they worry that the platform is influencing an entire generation with quick hits of liberal political thought and economic theory. and 58 percent of them said they’d seen Chinese EVs on the app.

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A.P. Moller - Maersk adds 7th methanol partnership; Chinese bioenergy company Debo

Green Car Congress

Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has added a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity. Debo is a high-tech enterprise covering bioenergy technology research and development, production, sales, and operation. bio-methanol. 30,000. -. -.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

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Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

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Comment on US poised to unveil tariffs on Chinese EVs next week, report says by Up North

CN EV Post

They are in China releasing new vehicles before they even release them here and they are an American Company and they offer them at lower prices etc. Why shouldn’t Chinese automakers have the same privileges. I personally love the style and tech on a lot of the Chinese EVs especially the Avatr brand!

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2024 LDV Chinese electric ute to take on Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux with big power, style and tech

EV Central

A world apart from the largely underwhelming eT60 that’s sold in small numbers, the yet-to-be-named newcomer is expected to leverage the latest electric tech that debuted on the eDeliver 7 and eDeliver 9 vans. LDV plans to shake up the ute market with its upcoming all-electric dual-cab that hits Australian roads late in 2024 or early 2025.

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