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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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Tesla in Berlin, Northvolt in northern Germany and Italvolt near Turin are among the projects that stand to lose the greatest volumes of their slated capacity as the companies weigh up investing in the US instead. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2025. BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept Following the start of production in Hungary, Neue Klasse EVs will be manufactured at BMW’s main plant in Munich, Germany. federal tax credits.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2025. BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept Following the start of production in Hungary, Neue Klasse EVs will be manufactured at BMW’s main plant in Munich, Germany. federal tax credits.

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Audi newly to begin production in Brazil in 2015; $200M investment in Curitiba

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Audi had earlier produced in Curitiba between 1999 and 2006 (the A3), but the project at that time did not prove profitable for the company. To achieve that target, the company is making large investments at its large production sites in Germany and Hungary and is significantly expanding its production network outside Europe.

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White House warns that Chinese EVs could collect your data and send it back to China

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As of 2025, vehicles whose batteries contain certain “critical minerals” extracted or processed in China will also be ineligible for the tax credit. Still, the measure didn’t exclude companies like Ford from making deals with CATL to produce lithium-iron-phosphate batteries in a new $3.5

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