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BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show

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The Chinese automaker revealed a few details about its first pickup truck to pique people’s interest before the unveiling. The BYD Shark’s promos have been in English, hinting that the electrified pickup truck will be built for the overseas market. The Chinese automaker has established its brand in Australia with Dolphin and Seal EVs.

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Report: Japan and UK to invest jointly in critical minerals in Africa

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Separately, the UK and South Africa have agreed to hold a regular ministerial dialogue on critical minerals. Japan aims to pursue its interests in Africa by taking advantage of the network established there by the UK. Japan and the UK also aim to curb the growing Chinese influence in Africa.

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Galaxy quest: Yet another Chinese brand headed to Australia and its pricing could be out of this world

EV Central

Voracious Chinese auto giant Geely has announced the all-new 2024 Galaxy E5 electric SUV will spearhead its fledgling new brand’s global expansion including to Australia. The post Galaxy quest: Yet another Chinese brand headed to Australia and its pricing could be out of this world appeared first on EV Central.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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But the market looks increasingly crowded and consolidation is likely. Public markets investment in clean energy jumped 120% to $3.1 The largest six VC/PE new equity deals of 2018 so far have all involved Chinese electric vehicle firms, including the two mentioned above during 3Q. In 3Q, Chinese solar investment was $14.2

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Nissan muscles up electric marketing, VW ID testing, Tesla fire: Today's Car News

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A new Chinese electric carmaker plans to sell electric cars in the U.S. electric hatchbacks testing in South Africa. via the owner of the defunct automaker Coda. A new Tesla Model S unexpectedly caught fire—twice—after getting a flat tire in California. And Volkswagen teased a video and images of its new I.D.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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The purity of Chvaletice’s HPMSM exceeds the published Chinese specification, as impurities in Chvaletice’s HPMSM process are controlled to a tighter level. HPMSM produced in China using ore from South Africa has higher levels of trace elements of fluorine and silicon compared to Chvaletice’s HPMSM.

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Mercedes-Benz running automated test drive in Shanghai; infrastructure peculiarities

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After the start in Germany, the test vehicle based on the new production S‑Class is now under test in the heavy traffic and exposed to the special national features in the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai. In addition, there are road signs with Chinese characters and lane markings, which in China have different or even multiple meanings.

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