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Tesla models eligible for IRA tax credits in 2024

Teslarati

The most significant changes to the IRA related to EV components sourced from foreign entities of concern (FEOC), which included countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The IRS implemented some changes that affected some electric vehicle models on sale in the US market. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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

Green Car Congress

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. Flake graphite accounts for approximately 40% of global natural graphite supply.

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Tesla signs lithium supply agreement with China-based company 

Teslarati

The United States has labeled China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and other countries as nations of concern. For electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the U.S. market, the source of battery minerals has become essential to qualifying for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) EV subsidies, which range from $3,750 to $7,500.

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Aurus Senat limo that Putin gifted to Kim uses South Korean parts, data shows

Baua Electric

The two leaders took turns driving the armoured limousine during Putin’s pomp-filled visit, his first in nearly a quarter of a century to North Korea, in a demonstration of the two nuclear powers’ increasingly close ties. Customers include Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov.

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Japan Self-Defense Force launches trial for Starlink use in maritime vessels

Teslarati

The Starlink pilot program comes as the MSDF grapples with growing security challenges surrounding China’s activities in Southeast Asia near the Philippines and the ever-present threat of North Korea’s nuclear program.

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I Imagined That Ted Lieu Resigned His Seat In Congress To Take A Lucrative New Job For Kim Jong un In North Korea, And This Play I Wrote About What Happened Next Was Performed On Sunday At The Ruskin Group Theatre In Santa Monica

Creative Greenius

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

Baua Electric

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. is also considering hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs. Polestar notes that it will pass along a $7,500 credit on all Polestar 3 leases.

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