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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

Green Car Congress

It is a key milestone in the deployment of our strategic roadmap which aims at positioning Eramet as a reference player in metals for the energy transition. Eramet owns perpetual mining rights over a major lithium concession, in the form of brine, located on the Andean highlands in the province of Salta in Argentina. Background.

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Is Tesla about to unveil the Model 3 Ludicrous/Plaid?

Baua Electric

However, one missing upgrade was the availability of a performance model, which has been absent ever since the refreshed “Highland” Model 3 hit the road. Photos first appeared on Little Red Book , a Chinese social media app, showing several of the new refreshed Model 3s under wraps outside an event space, potentially in Southern California.

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Tesla goes into its pockets to sell its EVs in China

Baua Electric

It listed a bunch of different incentives on its website (translated from Chinese): Current Model Y rear-wheel drive version of the current car can enjoy an insurance subsidy of 8,000 yuan by purchasing the corresponding car insurance through a cooperative insurance agency. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Coming in early 2024! Why BYD is going petrol plug-in with its new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid fighter

EV Central

Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia READ MORE: BYD Seal hunter: Here’s what we’ve learnt about the new ‘Project Highland’ Tesla Model 3 ahead of its Australian arrival READ MORE: Australia’s new electric vehicle king? BYD Seal pricing undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $10k! It comes with a 1.5-litre

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He said he was referring to plug-in hybrids such as the Chevy Volt. " "Assuming that we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently, I think a battery electric vehicle [that uses such battery technology] would actually be a plus from an environmental point of view." New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in

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