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

Green Car Congress

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

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

Cars That Think

In subsequent decades, the company was accused of stealing Western intellectual property , supplying sensitive telecoms equipment to North Korea and Iran , and expanding its global market share by undercutting Western telecom equipment prices by as much as a third. Part of the problem was a lack of alternatives.

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From Scooters to High Speed Rail, China is Electrifying

Plugs and Cars

Just as today we can look at a nighttime satellite image and see the black void that is recalcitrant, unelectrified North Korea, once that was China. Factories, including a solar panel plant I know of, have had to curtail production because coal can’t be shipped fast enough to supply electricity generation plants.

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

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battery supply chain off of China and other sources, it also includes a temporary exemption to the rules that would block incentives for vehicles utilizing critical battery materials from China and other countries that are considered “Foreign Entities of Concern” (FEOC). These countries include North Korea, China, Russia and Iran.

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

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It will encourage these industries to invest in diversified and resilient critical mineral and battery supply chains,” said John Podesta, White House Renewable Energy Adviser. “The proposed guidance will provide clarity and certainty to the U.S. automakers, battery manufacturers, and producers of critical minerals.

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Which 2024 EVs qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit?

Baua Electric

1, any vehicles with key battery components sourced from a “foreign entity of concern”—China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea— will be disqualified in 2024 , as will corporate subsidies if a “parent entity” from one of those countries directly holds more of 50% of the automaker’s interest. Starting Jan.

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Good News and Bad News: Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit in 2024

EV Life

These additional requirements are meant to encourage the auto industry to rely less on foreign countries like China and more on domestic sources for these components, promoting local manufacturing and supply chain security. In addition, battery sourcing requirements can also affect a vehicle’s eligibility. or a trade partner.