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Check Out This Ukraine Electric Vehicle Webinar

CleanTechnica EVs

Before getting into the EV news, if you’d like to help out in Ukraine, I have a good option to share. My best friend in Poland and an occasional writer here on CleanTechnica, Jacek Fior, has been helping out extensively, including driving supplies to the border. He shared this charity option with me. “This a […].

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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Sanctioning Russian nickel will slow the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hinder the decarbonization of Western economies, according to GlobalData. The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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Quote on Impact of ongoing Ukraine Russia conflict on Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles India

While there are millions of products such as washing machines, smartphones and more which rely on chips, also known as semiconductors, but the last 12 months had seen huge shortages in auto grade semiconductors due to COVID related supply chain issues. Now, both Ukraine and Russia play a pivotal role in the global semiconductor supply chain.

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Tesla “Camp Mode” and other features become indispensable for Ukraine EV owners

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It’s not only Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals from SpaceX that are currently aiding people in Ukraine, which is still being attacked by Russian forces. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has shown the world harrowing images and videos of the war. Since fuel is scarce, EVs have become an ideal form of transportation.

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Mitsubishi Motors to supply 635 Outlander PHEVs to National Police of Ukraine

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017.

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BMW Group doubles sales of fully-electric vehicles in first 9 months of 2022; 7.3% share

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After the first half-year, in which supply constraints as well as the war in Ukraine led to a decrease in deliveries, BMW Group sales for the third quarter were on a par with the previous year (-0.9%), with 587,795 vehicles sold. The company is therefore on track to double its sales of fully-electric vehicles for the year 2022.

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Tesla shows foresight with undisclosed nickel supply deal with Vale: report

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American electric vehicle maker Tesla has shown some remarkable foresight as it reportedly secured an undisclosed nickel supply deal with Brazilian mining firm Vale. Nickel is an essential component for the batteries of the company’s flagship vehicles, such as the Model S and the Model X.