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President of Mexico nationalizes lithium

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The President nationalized Mexico’s lithium deposits last April, and created LitioMX (Litio Para Mexico) to mine lithium ( earlier post ). Sonora hosts virtually all Mexico’s lithium resources—8.82Mt lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) or 1.66Mt lithium metal. What we are doing now.

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EV Industry Growth In Mexico

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Mexico, a country with significant EV market potential, has begun to see the takeoff of electric vehicles that has thus far been found primarily in Europe, China, and the United States. However, while Mexico offers a promising location for EV growth, the adoption of passenger electric vehicles in Mexico has.

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Mexico forms state-run company to mine lithium: Litio para Mexico

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Mexico has formed a state-run company called Litio para Mexico (LitioMx) to mine the country’s lithium. Litio para Mexico will begin operations within the next six months. Lithium for Mexico will coordinate with the Undersecretariat of Energy Planning and Transition of the Ministry of Energy.

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New Mexico to enact advanced Clean Car & Clean Truck rules

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New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the state will move to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which will set annual targets for the sale of new zero emission cars and trucks in New Mexico over time.

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BrightDrop electric vans headed to Mexico

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BrightDrop is adding Mexico as the next country to receive its electric vans. BrightDrop Zevos will be available for customers to order in Mexico starting later this year. The first two products coming to Mexico are BrightDrop’s flagship electric vans: the BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Tesla is growing its Mexico team once more

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It appears that Tesla is now ready to grow its headcount in Mexico once more. As could be seen in Tesla’s official Careers website, job openings have gone live in Mexico, the site of the company’s planned Gigafactory Mexico facility. The post Tesla is growing its Mexico team once more appeared first on TESLARATI.

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New Mexico adopts Clean Cars Rule

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The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) have each adopted the Clean Car Rule after a joint public hearing. Their independent approval of the Clean Car Rule allows California’s Advanced Clean Cars to be implemented statewide in New Mexico beginning 1 July 2022.