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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

Cars That Think

In July, Chinese researchers urged their government to increase the country's readiness for defending against a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. covering portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

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US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

Green Car Congress

The roadmap will be made widely available to assist not just US and Chinese developers, but also the global automotive industry. A new Advanced Grid Working Group will bring together US and Chinese policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and civil society to develop strategies for grid modernization in both countries.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. So far, Asian manufacturers are leaving U.S. rivals in the dust. More Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

billion to add more than 6,000 union jobs at plants across Michigan, Ohio and Missouri, all part of Ford’s plan to up its EV sales numbers to 2 million a year, worldwide, by the end of 2026. half a world away, the Chinese island of Hainan announced it would ban sales of fossil fuel-powered vehicles a full five years earlier, by 2030.

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Will a US tariff hike on Chinese EVs keep them out?

Baua Electric

Three Senate Democrats from car-manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration to increase tariffs on Chinese EVs, bringing bipartisan pressure to dissuade Chinese automakers from selling their products to the U.S. The post Will a US tariff hike on Chinese EVs keep them out? automobile industry as a whole.”

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