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Renault and Dongfeng form new $1.3-billion JV in China

Green Car Congress

The final approval by the the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) was granted on 2 December 2013. The Renault brand has been present in the Chinese market with the imported cars such as Koleos and Fluence. The Group is developing its network, set to grow from 92 dealers in 2013 to 120 dealers by 2016.

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Tariffs on China aren’t the way to win the EV arms race – getting serious on EVs is

Baua Electric

News came out on Friday that President Biden is set to quadruple tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect the US auto industry from the rapid growth of Chinese EV manufacturing. But EV manufacturing has grown even faster, with Chinese EV production outpacing domestic demand and exports rising rapidly in recent years as well.

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

A billion dollars of loans and grants directly supporting Tesla, Th!nk, While the American government is deep in the morass of Detroit’s legacy, the Chinese leadership may have turned to face the future. Stop in at a car dealer today and let them know: No Plug? That would be a game changer. Can I charge my new EV here?

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Drive Electric Week event organizers reminisce

Plug in America

Happy50Plus was pleasantly surprised that we had close to 200 people turn out for our Chinese language EV event! Our members are mostly Chinese speaking older adults. I was even granted permission to go up on the roof of City Hall to take photos of the event. Happy50Plus. How was your first experience organizing an EV event? .

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Electric vehicles trends in India

Electric Vehicles India

Many state governments have already started procuring electric buses from Chinese and local electric bus manufacturers. Recently in international market, Opibus an African electric mobility company has announced that it has closed on a round of equity and grant fundraising totaling $7.5 Electric buses. million in pre-series A round.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. It’ll be on sale in 2025, possibly as the A9 e-Tron. Think iX3, but smaller.

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

It also appears that auto dealers may be able to convert the credit into a cash-on-the-hood discount for their customers. For example, would batteries produced in the US by a Chinese company fall foul of the law? The existing cap of 200,000 EVs sold per automaker has been eliminated.