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Tesla’s biggest investor: it’s a family business masquerading as a public company

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The Indonesian-born Chinese American businessman is better known for founding SHI International Corp, a large private IT company that made him a billionaire. KoGuan is the third largest individual shareholder in the company, but you could argue that he is the biggest Tesla investor as he invested more than anyone in the company: $3.5

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Eagle Graphite and University of British Columbia partner on development of silicon-modified anodes

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The supply of flake graphite is concentrated primarily in China and Mozambique, with Brazil, North Korea, Canada and India accounting for nearly all of the remainder of production. companies to invest in product development and commercialization activities through to long-term demonstration projects.

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

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in the second quarter of 2024, at a starting price of $74,800, and it’s now available to configure and order, the company announced Tuesday. The 2025 Polestar 3 will arrive for first deliveries in the U.S. Polestar has said that U.S. production of the 3 would be not just for the U.S. market but for export to some markets.

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SpaceX to launch five South Korean military satellites by 2025

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Known as the “425 Project,” South Korea intends to operate its own small constellation of five new Earth observation satellites: four synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and one electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) satellite. Instead, South Korea has decided to launch all five spacecraft on SpaceX rockets.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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US sanctions targeting China's telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies have crippled the company, effectively forcing it out of the global smartphone market and now threatening its domestic phone business as well. Xu had said earlier that the company's goal now is to simply survive.

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Select Tesla Model 3 variants to lose $7,500 tax credit by 2024

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government seeks to limit the amount of EV battery materials and components sourced from select companies in certain countries, like China. The new guidance determines what an FEOC is regarding the IRA.

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Automakers handed a win with updated EV tax credit guidance in the U.S.

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The White House issued new guidance on federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credits this week, including a key exemption that’s considered a win for many automakers, as it offers extra time for companies attempting to set up battery production operations in the U.S. These countries include North Korea, China, Russia and Iran.