Electric Cars Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Kia Corporation today unveiled the Concept EV5 at Kia Chinese EV Day. The all-electric SUV concept took center stage at the event to present the brand’s strategy to establish global leadership in electrification.

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Kia Chinese All-Electric Concept 137

Teslarati

APRIL 12, 2024

Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares clarified the company’s position on Chinese electric vehicle brands coming to Italy. He also refuted rumors that Stellantis would shut down production in Italy and leave the country. The Stellantis CEO also talked about Italian politicians and their discussions with Chinese automakers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Roskill reports that prices for Chinese graphite continue to rise as producers contend with increasing electricity costs and supply disruption caused by limits on energy consumption. Chinese graphite prices are now the highest they’ve been for many years.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2021

Lithium carbonate’s premium over lithium hydroxide in the Chinese domestic market, seen in the first quarter of 2021, is beginning to narrow, as shifting cathode chemistry demand continues to support hydroxide prices in China while carbonate gains soften amid limited spot transactions, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2022

Chinese lithium carbonate prices soared in 2021, due to a surge in demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the country, according to the end-of-year analysis by Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. Transacted prices in China began to breach the RMB 200,000/tonne mark in November—a historical milestone for lithium pricing.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Buick will soon introduce the all-electric Electra E5, the brand’s first production vehicle developed on the Ultium platform in China. The large five-seat midsize electric SUV was developed based on the insights of mainstream Chinese consumers and their preferences for premium, high-quality electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2023

China-based Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) reported successful testing of non-desalinated seawater electrolysis technology for hydrogen production powered by offshore wind. The floating hydrogen production platform Dongfu One is sited in an offshore wind farm in East China’s Fujian province. —Xie et al.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 8, 2023

Lucid's head of China operations Zhu Jiang confirmed to Reuters that the company is preparing to enter the Chinese market.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

China is the world’s largest auto market, with nearly 30 million cars sold there last year, and automakers of all stripes are eager to grab a piece of the action, especially with electric vehicles. That relationship with China gives the automakers the ability to offer unique products there, and Polestar’s latest innovation is a great example.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Tesla Giga Shanghai posted record delivery numbers during an overall weak month for auto sales in China, revealing its strong hold in the local market. . Tesla’s rumored production cuts appear unlikely, or at least not as grave as reports would suggest. China Auto Market Status. Piper Sandler Sheds Light on Tesla China.

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Green Car Congress

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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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. However, the Southeast Asian market at home has recently become a new target for many car companies. A large market of 10 million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2019

The two parties will jointly develop sedans and low-floor SUVs as well as the onboard batteries for these vehicles and others with the aim to launch them in the Chinese market under the Toyota brand in the first half of the 2020s.

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BYD Chinese Toyota Electric Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2022

Volkswagen is expanding its global production network for electric vehicles by now starting to make the all-electric ID.4 Emden is now the second site for electric vehicles in Germany following Zwickau and also joins the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. 4) and Hanover will also commence production this year. 4 in Emden.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. Following the market launch in 2025, models of the next vehicle generation will also be produced from 2026 onwards by BBA in Shenyang.

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BMW China Batteries Battery 457

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

Africa’s mined lithium production output is set to increase more than ten-fold this decade, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Forecast. However, by 2033 its market share is forecast to triple to 12% of global supply. In graphite—unlike in cobalt and lithium—non-Chinese companies are the dominant investors on the continent.

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Namibia Supplies Global Africa 195

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) will increase the production capacity of natural graphite anode material from 2,000 tons/year to 12,000 tons/year at its Chinese subsidiary Qingdao Anode Kasei and affiliated company Qingdao Lingda Kasei. The production line is scheduled to start operation in the first half of fiscal 2023.

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Mitsubishi Production Europe Mozambique 319

Teslarati

JULY 6, 2023

Tesla and 16 Chinese automakers signed a truce ending the EV price war. Adhere to industry rules and regulations, regulate marketing activities, maintain fair competition, and not disrupt fair competition with abnormal pricing. Put quality first; improve lives with high-quality products and services.

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CN EV Post

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The post Aiways, a Chinese EV startup more focused on overseas markets, launches its 2nd model in China appeared first on CnEVPost. Aiways hasn't gained much of a presence in China, but its vehicles have made their way to a dozen other countries. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Chinese China Market Vehicles 119

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Electrode catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEFCs) As part of the agreement, production equipment will be installed at the plant of Ya’an Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., a subsidiary of Chengdu Guangming Paite Precious Metal, with plans to start full-scale production in the summer of 2024.

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China Fuel Production Polymer 170

Teslarati

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Tesla China is expected to cut Giga Shanghai production in December after delivering over 100k units last month. Reports state that the production cut is due to increased competition in China’s EV market. Potter theorized that Tesla might cut Giga Shanghai production due to macro headwinds and Giga Berlin in Germany.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 23, 2024

Tesla hosted a celebration event for workers at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, this time celebrating the Lunar New Year with a special market. Spring Festival is another name for Lunar New Year in Chinese, representing the transition from the winter to spring seasons.

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Market Tesla Chinese China 119

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with its Japanese offtake partner and a leading Chinese processor of graphite anode material to collaborate on the construction of a value-add, battery anode plant in a jurisdiction that is proximal to the Company’s Molo graphite project in Madagascar. Canada-based NextSource Materials Inc.

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Madagascar Chinese Batteries Battery 300

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2022

The acquisitions will provide Northern with 40-50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of graphite production capacity in Québec and Namibia, which will make it the third-largest non-Chinese natural graphite producing company. Northern believes there are opportunities to expand production and extend the mine life.

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Namibia Chinese Companies Financing 284

Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell. General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. The term ‘production hell’ was first coined when Tesla struggled to ramp up Model 3 production a few years ago.

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General Motors Production GM Sierra 142

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., The contract will provide a secure source of supply of battery cells for Mercedes-Benz’s electrification strategy, while Farasis gains security for its planned construction of production capacity.

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Mercedes Chinese Manufacturer Batteries 396

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The BFS confirms that 10ktpa of AAM production can be achieved via expansion of the existing plant and infrastructure within Syrah’s existing 25-acre industrial site. Syrah intends to initially expand natural graphite AAM production capacity at Vidalia to 10ktpa, and then increase in line with growing market demand.

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Production Mozambique USA China 324

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. for the whole Chinese auto industry.

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CN EV Post

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.

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Chinese China Energy Storage Financing 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% 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.

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Supplies Global South Korea Production 380

Teslarati

APRIL 13, 2023

A Chinese battery producer SVOLT has announced a major European expansion to help fuel the EV industry on the continent. To meet this growing demand , Chinese battery maker SVOLT has announced it will be constructing at least five new battery plants on the continent and is in talks with automakers to begin supplying as soon as possible.

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Chinese Europe Batteries Battery 98

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

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. However, the world’s #2 and #3 auto markets differ in terms of their response to the threat from #1. The US currently imposes a 27.5

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2024

The sleek electric sedan that is a big chance to lead Chinese-Swedish premium Lynk & Co’s Australian launch has been revealed in official teaser photography. It is understood the desire had been to launch in Australia with a BEV rather than the plug-in hybrids that have been Lynk & Co’s product cornerstone since its 2016 launch.

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Teslarati

MARCH 25, 2024

As noted by the Chinese automaker in a post on Weibo, its 7 millionth NEV is an N7 SUV from the company’s premium sub-brand Denza. Denza was established as a joint venture between BYD and Daimler way back in 2011, but over the years, the Chinese NEV maker has taken a larger stake in the company.

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BYD Energy Production Vehicles 127

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2021

Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory in Dresden has begun series production of the battery-electric ID.3. This makes it the second production site for the ID.3 family—from initial advice and test drives, to production visits, co-constructing the ID.3 MEB production network. family and the MEB. 4 CROZZ and ID.4

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s not clear why, but some are suggesting bad Chinese delivery numbers are to blame. China is the world’s biggest auto market and by far the biggest EV market. If your sales are dropping in that market, you are in bad shape. Tesla has heavily relied on the Chinese market for growth in recent years.

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